Science 2.0

Cancer Dormancy: Why Cancer Cells Go To Sleep

Cancer has always been thought of as something that grows rapidly and uncontrollably, but this view may be wrong. New evidence suggests that can…

I Was On A Swiss Public Eye Panel Devoted To Hating Science: Here's Why You Should Be Also

Before heading to a work-vacation in Europe I got an email asking if I might be willing to be a last second replacement on a panel at a film fes…

Yes, We May Have No Bananas, But Monoculture Wasn't So Easy To Avoid

In 1923, Frank Silver and Irving Cohn published a song that became a major hit for the Billy Jones Orchestra, with the signature line “Yes, we h…

North Korean - Likely Used Light Mock Warhead To Fly Further & Not About To Invade South Korea Or US Invade NK

Once more many people are getting scared as a result of the recent North Korea test which puts the whole of the US in range. The headlines say i…

Can Apophis Hit Earth In 2036? NO - ‘News’ In Tabloid Fish-Wrapper Is Google Nº 1

I have had lots of questions about this today because of a poorly researched Daily Star sensationalist article based on a many years out of date…

Is Chris Portier The Andrew Wakefield Of Pesticides?

Christopher Portier, Ph.D., recently gave a deposition in liability litigation hearings related to cases filed by environmental lawyers against…

All Robots Are Unpredictable

The heads of more than 100 of the world’s top artificial intelligence companies are very alarmed about the development of “killer robots”. In an…

Not Just Another Rant About TSA

No, this is a theoretically based rant about TSA. My students can get credit for reading it!

3-D Printed Bioprosthetic Ovaries Produce Healthy Offspring

Ovaries constructed of 3-D printed scaffolds that house immature eggs were successful in boosting hormone production and restoring fertility by…

No Science Distorting Populism For High Trust Society

The prospect of a peaceful right wing revolution from the heart is no more but an April fools’ day joke to those high on hate such as Andrew Ang…

Increased Resistance To Last-Line Antibiotics

In a 2015 analysis, antibiotic resistance continued to increase for most bacteria and antibiotics under surveillance. It is worrying to see incr…

Grim New World?

Are we heading for a Grim New World? It looks like it, from two short articles that I have recently read. One, from today, isWhy I am publishing…

The Science Of Picking Debate Outfit Colors - Trump V. Clinton

Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Senator Hillary Clinton arguing about the colors to wear this evening -and the winner t…

Wolves in the backyard

In a Youtube video that has been viewed more than 25 million times, George Monbiot explains with masterful clarity How Wolves Change Rivers. The…

Whole Brain Radiotherapy Offers Little Benefit When Lung Cancer Has Spread To The Brain

People with the most common type of lung cancer whose disease has spread to the brain could be spared potentially harmful whole brain radiothera…

How A Former Naturopath Can Help Unravel The Trickery of Alternative Medicine

Just a few years ago, I was a practicing naturopathic doctor. I considered myself to be a primary care physician who had been trained in the bes…

Social Fitness: Did A Genetic Bottleneck Occur Because Of Wealth And Power?

DNA - inheritance - is more important than the color of your eyes or your hair, it can also influence whether you might develop certain diseases…

What Virtues, And Why?

Here comes another post on ethics! This one is, I must admit, somewhat meta-ethical, despite my recent post about the limited value of meta-ethi…