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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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February 27, 2009
Category: Astronomy
Mark your calendars for the launch of ASU's new Origins Initiative on April 6, 2009. Tickets go on sale next week and the event will be broadcast live online. It looks like a terrific line up including Stephen Hawking, Steven...
Posted by the interSeCtion at 2:30 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Conservatives and Science
In the wake of the latest developments in the George Will scandal, I sent him this: Dear Mr. Hiatt, [Introductory Comments]...I believe what I've called the "Republican War on Science" continues, and the George Will saga represents a stunning example....
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 12:17 PM • 26 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Conservatives and Science
George Will wrote another deceptive global warming column. It's full of utter nonsense, retracts nothing, and pathetically tries to defend his previous errors: The column contained many factual assertions but only one has been challenged. The challenge is mistaken. This...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 9:05 AM • 37 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 26, 2009
Category: Global Warming
It pains me to blog this. I think Andrew Revkin is one of our best science journalists, and I don't criticize him easily. That might also explain why my taking a stand here is a bit tardy. Nevertheless, I, like...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 4:04 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Global Warming
This is big stuff--and thank goodness the Washington Post still handles global warming well in the news pages, if not on the editorial/op-ed page. The Obama administration has made an ingenious move: Its soon to be revealed budget relies, for...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 11:32 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Culture
Between the myriad of diet plans on television, magazines, online, and everywhere, someone was bound to finally come up with conclusive evidence on what works and how to make sense of all the (excuse the term) dietary diarrhea.
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 9:06 AM • 34 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 25, 2009
Category: Miscellaneous
Research just published in Nature links Alzheimer's disease and prion diseases. The prion protein is the receptor for amyloid-beta, the peptide that makes up Alzheimer's plaques. It's not my area, but Ed's explanation is fascinating. This could be big, so...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 3:50 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Energy
Obama really laid it down last night, no? He clearly said that even with the economy crushed, he wants a cap and trade bill to cut greenhouse gases this year. I know it's a campaign promise and all, but I...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 2:00 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Culture
Aquariums are not detrimental to marine life when they are managed responsibly.
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 11:34 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Conservatives and Science
My Science Progress column is now up: I try to set the George Will scandal in the broader context of what's happening in the media: We often hear that "technology" is what's killing newspapers--innovations like Craig's List have destroyed the...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 9:03 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
