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Chris Mooney is a visiting associate in the Center for Collaborative History at Princeton University and the author of three books, The Republican War on Science, Storm World, and Unscientific America.
Sheril Kirshenbaum is a marine biologist and author at Duke University. Sometimes she's a classicist, radio jock, or congressional staffer. Never sure what's next, she continues to enjoy the journey. For more information, visit her website.
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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 • 0 TrackBacks
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 • 0 TrackBacks
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 • 0 TrackBacks
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 • 0 TrackBacks
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...
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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 • 0 TrackBacks
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 • 0 TrackBacks
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...
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