Science & Medicine

This is the second of a three-part series. Part 3 will appear on December 23.   Where There is Life, There is Hope Cultural and religious beliefs define many of us, and the decisions we make....

(Cross-posted from Datahound) I recently posted analysis regarding the gender distribution between the awardees and the applicant pools for the four NIH High Risk Research (Pioneer, New Innovator, Early...

This article was originally published in Futurity.  People in the US cherish their ideals of fairness. And American children can be especially strident—some might say loud—advocates for equality....

This is the first part of a three-part series. Part 2 will appear on December 16. 1. The Band-Aid Treatment: We can cover the blood, but we aren’t stopping the bleeding. In June of 2015 I began a...

(Cross-posted from http://datahound.scientopia.org/) The diversity (or relative lack thereof) across university campuses is a central issue in academia. Many institutions have ongoing diversity...

With the United States assuming chairmanship of the Arctic Council for the 2015-2017 term, Shell Oil temporarily halting its Arctic drilling expeditions, and the upcoming 2015 United Nations Climate Change...

In the past, we’ve thought of adolescence as one block of time between 13 and 18-years-old when kids participate in risky and angsty behavior. New research over the last decade has shown us that adolescence...