Criticism, gangster rap, extreme makeovers – all part of the entertainment industry.… Read the rest
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Whither the US Public Intellectual?
Jun 29th, 2004 | Filed by Ophelia BensonDecline, advance? Better, worse? More insular, more public? Yes. Or no.… Read the rest
More than 4000 Scientists Protest
Jun 29th, 2004 | Filed by Ophelia BensonScientists accuse Bush administration of twisting science for its own ideological ends.… Read the rest
Cellphones and Actor-observer Paradox
Jun 28th, 2004 | Filed by Ophelia BensonMobiles give delusions of grandeur and a segregating sense of superiority.… Read the rest
Problems With the Precautionary Principle
Jun 28th, 2004 | Filed by Ophelia BensonOur obsession with keeping safe can expose us to new dangers.… Read the rest
The Guardian Considers ‘Presentism’
Jun 28th, 2004 | Filed by Ophelia BensonHow far off the hook should we let morally obtuse people who are long gone?… Read the rest
West and Central Africa at Risk of Polio
Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by Ophelia BensonOfficials announced a 22-country synchronized vaccination campaign for autumn.… Read the rest
WHO: Vaccination to Resume in Nigeria
Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by Ophelia BensonKano state to resume vaccinations after eight month boycott.… Read the rest
Polio Epidemic in Northern Nigeria
Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by Ophelia BensonLocal government stopped giving vaccine last August.… Read the rest
Politics, Religion, Profit Infect Health Policy
Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by Ophelia BensonKen Wiwa on the polio epidemic in Northern Nigeria.… Read the rest
Jamaican Gay Rights Activist Murdered
Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by Ophelia BensonWas pop-fuelled homophobia partly to blame?… Read the rest
‘Quack Autism Cures Must End’
Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by Ophelia BensonAutism Intervention Research Trust says it will fund studies to see which treatments work and which do not.… Read the rest
Drink Fruit Juice to Survive Cancer, Says Prince Charles
Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by Ophelia BensonSomebody shut him up, please.… Read the rest
Not Worth Doing? Not Worth Doing Well
Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by Ophelia BensonDaniel Dennett on chmess and the wilting of 995 flowers.… Read the rest
Horrible Prediction
Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by Ophelia Benson‘Ten or fifteen years from now, appeals to religious Americans will be an accepted part of liberal politics.’… Read the rest
Vetting of Government Scientists on WHO Panels
Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by Ophelia BensonScience is supposed to be an open process, not a government-approved one.… Read the rest
Astronomer Martin Rees Considers the Future
Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by Ophelia BensonOur Final Century says we are on thin ice.… Read the rest
How the Brain Makes the Mind
Jun 26th, 2004 | Filed by Ophelia BensonWilliam Calvin Review Soul Made Flesh and The Birth of the Mind.… Read the rest
Bush Protects Sugar Biz From Health Nuts
Jun 26th, 2004 | Filed by Ophelia BensonSugar doesn’t make people fat, science makes people fat!… Read the rest
New Limits on Government Scientists
Jun 26th, 2004 | Filed by Ophelia BensonExperts now need approval before consulting with WHO.… Read the rest