Posts Tagged ‘scientific community’
‘Men get math’ fails to explain gender gap
U. LEEDS (UK) / U. MISSOURI (US) — New research calls into question the theory claiming the “men are better at math” stereotype fuels the gender gap in mathematic fields. Continue…
Monday, January 23, 2012 11:46 - 12 Comments
Society & Culture - Jan 9, 2012 11:22 - 0 Comments
First female professor’s archive goes digital
STANFORD (US) — The archives of Europe’s first female professor, Laura Bassi, will soon be available online. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 6, 2012 13:12 - 1 Comment
Clinical trial results in US go unreported
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Less than 25 percent of the clinical trials completed in the United States are posted in a publicly available database, despite a recent law that compels them to do so, a new study reports. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 13, 2011 9:32 - 0 Comments
Is U.S. eco-policy also God’s policy?
U. MARYLAND (US) — A majority of Americans professing belief in God favor cooperative international efforts to combat climate change and the spread of nuclear weapons—branding it a moral obligation—a new public opinion poll shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 2, 2011 14:28 - 4 Comments
Be warned: Seismologists on trial in Italy
STANFORD (US) — The manslaughter trial of six Italian seismologists highlights the need for scientists to put more effort into explaining their work to the public, says geophysicist Greg Beroza. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 22, 2011 14:47 - 13 Comments
US profs: Religion, science not in conflict
RICE (US) — Only 15 percent of scientists at major US research universities see religion and science as always in conflict, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 7, 2011 8:59 - 0 Comments
At-risk groups distrust HIV vaccine trials
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Medical researchers may not be doing enough to combat misinformation about the safety of HIV vaccine trials, particularly among at-risk communities. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 31, 2011 11:01 - 0 Comments
Social network tracks amphibians
UC BERKELEY (US) — Citizen scientists can use a new social networking site to help researchers track the decline of amphibians around the globe. (more…)
Top Stories - May 6, 2011 11:25 - 9 Comments
Atheist scientists: 20% are ‘spiritual’
RICE (US) — A survey of 275 scientists finds a fair number consider themselves spiritual but not religious. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 22, 2011 14:33 - 0 Comments
Climate cynics lack media literacy
CORNELL (US) — The public’s distrust of climate science is due in large part to an overall misunderstanding of how the media works and where it gets and how it disseminates its information. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 6, 2010 10:19 - 20 Comments
Expertise lacking among climate skeptics?
STANFORD (US)—The small number of scientists who are unconvinced that human beings have contributed significantly to climate change have far less expertise and prominence in climate research compared with scientists who are convinced, a new study finds. (more…)
