Chad Orzel on Science Blogging
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Why We Need More Evidence-Based Medicine
Category: philosophy of science
Human medicine is rife with unempirical interventions.
Posted on: April 5, 2009 8:47 AM, by Nick Anthis • 7 Comments •
We Want a Presidential Debate on Science!
Category: Election 2008
From evolution to stem cells, from declining NIH grant success rates to accelerating global warming, the next president is going to face a broad range of issues directly related to science.
Posted on: December 10, 2007 2:05 PM, by Nick Anthis • 2 Comments •
Another Unqualified Bush Appointee at NASA
Category: NASA
They must have a stockroom full of these guys!
Posted on: January 11, 2007 11:08 AM, by Nick Anthis • 2 Comments •
The Structure of the Living Cell
Category: structural biology
Oxford's Iain Campbell discusses the past and future of structural biology.
Posted on: October 17, 2006 10:20 AM, by Nick Anthis • 4 Comments •
Pluto: The (Really) Broader Social Context
Category: philosophy of science
For such a small planet (or non-planet now), Pluto sure has been making waves the last couple of weeks. I haven't really weighed in and instead deferred to the experts. I'm not going to really say much now either, but,...
Posted on: August 29, 2006 7:41 AM, by Nick Anthis • 4 Comments •
Where Do Babies Come From? Find the Answer and More in Coming to Life
Category: book reviews
Nobel Laureate Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard's Coming to Life: How Genes Drive Development is an understated primer that lays out the current state of the art of developmental biology, shocking the reader with just how much we know about how each one of us came to take our unique but fundamentally similar shapes.
Posted on: August 21, 2006 7:45 AM, by Nick Anthis • 7 Comments •
Fantastical Fridays: The End of the Hard Sciences?
Category: Fantastical Fridays
It has been known officially since 2002 that the sciences are hard, and, as much as we scientists love it when our friends and family tell us how smart and wonderful we must be since they could never understand what...
Posted on: August 18, 2006 8:10 AM, by Nick Anthis • 3 Comments •
Fantastical Fridays: Organic People Chemistry
Category: Fantastical Fridays
Lurking beneath the surface here at ScienceBlogs is a force that compels people to do extremely gimmicky things on Fridays. Since I know that I'm no better than anyone else, I've decided to join in on the fun. Therefore, I...
Posted on: June 16, 2006 8:55 AM, by Nick Anthis • 13 Comments •
