Chris Mooney is a freelance writer and the author of two books, The Republican War on Science and Storm World.
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Sheril Kirshenbaum is a marine biologist at Duke University. Sometimes she's a classicist, radio jock, or congressional staffer. Never sure what's next, she continues to enjoy the journey...
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October 31, 2008
Category: Culture
Halloween 2008 and I'm dressed as GOP vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin. I tried to find a stuffed animal fruit fly to carry around as means to distinguish myself from the other Sarah Palins wandering 9th St in Durham, but...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 1:48 PM • 6 Comments
Category: Culture
Following our first talk at Beyond Belief 3, we participated in this discussion with Tony Haymet, director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Naomi Oreskes was also in our session, but unable to stay for the panel....
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Category: Culture
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October 30, 2008
Category: Culture
..she releases the most ridiculous negative campaign ad in history: The commercial comparing Kay Hagan to a dog was pretty bad, but now Elizabeth Dole is accusing a Sunday school teacher of being 'godless' with a fake voice over at...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 5:08 PM • 8 Comments
Category: Culture
So, what did folks think of last night's 30-minute spot?...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 2:49 PM • 4 Comments
Category: Energy
Despite the economy, it appears some businesses continue booming. In July, we reported that Exxon Mobil posted a net income of $11.68 billion. Well, record broken. According to CNN, its third-quarter profit was $14.83 billion: The latest quarter's net income...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 11:12 AM • 5 Comments
October 29, 2008
Category: Media and Science
My latest Science Progress column just went up...it's about the decline of science reporting in newspapers, and what we can do to fight back against this trend. I start out with the story of Peter Calamai, until recently the staff...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 2:30 PM • 4 Comments
Category: Politics and Science
I contribute to another Seed blog called 'A Vote For Science' where we recently launched our 'YouTube Challenge':Scientists and Engineers for America Action Fund and ScienceBlogs have teamed up to bring you "A Vote For Science." Here we will feature...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 11:40 AM • 4 Comments
Category: Conservatives and Science
Yes, we've heard all about it. I've been receiving a good deal of email and indeed, would have blogged Drosophila melanogaster earlier, but it's difficult to post while traveling. As Christopher Hitchens explained, curiously it's true:last Friday, when, at a...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 8:14 AM • 9 Comments
October 28, 2008
Category: Culture
Earlier this month, we participated in Beyond Belief 3 at The Salk Institute hosted by The Science Network. It was a great chance to air some of the arguments that are developing for our new book--which, as Chad Orzel just...
Posted by the interSeCtion at 9:44 AM • 1 Comments
October 27, 2008
Category: Culture
Research highlighted recently in New Scientist suggests that for the fellas, 'braininess boosts likelihood of sex': To many women, a smart man will appeal because he is likely to be clever enough to keep his family afloat. But he may...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 9:22 AM • 13 Comments
October 26, 2008
Category: Conservation • Marine Science
Orcas are one of my favorite species. Extremely intelligent and exhibiting many complex behaviors, they're simply beautiful marine mammals. Seven orcas are now feared dead in Puget Sound. If true, it could be the biggest decline among the sound's population...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 2:36 PM • 0 Comments
October 24, 2008
Category: Media and Science
Check out this TalkingScience video Ira Flatow featured during his keynote at Innovation 2008 about CERN's Large Hadron Collider:...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 3:12 PM • 4 Comments
Category: Media and Science
A highlight of Innovation 2008 was the keynote address by Ira Flatow, the host and Executive Producer of Talk of the Nation: Science Friday on NPR. His weekly show features interesting and lively discussions on science, technology, health, space, and...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 11:16 AM • 2 Comments
October 23, 2008
Category: Politics and Science
My latest Science Progress column is a piece of reporting from the Innovation 2008 conference, and contemplates what will happen to science budgets in a coming era of unprecedented federal budget deficits. The answer: No one knows for sure, but...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 1:22 PM • 0 Comments
Category: Culture
When the Republican National Committee drops over $150,000 on clothes and accessories for a VP candidate and her family over two months, well, it raises some eyebrows. Including mine.
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 10:40 AM • 18 Comments
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