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India’s Red Rain: Aliens or Hype? - Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

Did red rain in India carry alien bacteria? One Indian scientist thinks so. Others say it was just spores of a common alga. Pay your money, take your choice!



Inventing Disease: Do Drug Companies Go Overboard? - Thursday, April 13th, 2006

Study: Drug companies advertise new diseases to push their product. How do journalists respond to the media blitz? How have newspapers reported on restless leg syndrome?



Math-mangled: Better Way To Teach Math? - Thursday, March 9th, 2006

Test shows horrific math performance by U.S. students. What do mathematicians and educators say about teaching math? Are we near a resolution of the math wars? Is there one optimal way to teach math?



Cloning Fraud: How’d it Happen? - Friday, January 13th, 2006

Korean scientist pulled off the biggest scientific fraud in memory. How did he do it? How is science supposed to prevent fraud? Why did it matter, and who loses out?



Why Files Rockin’ New Year - Friday, December 30th, 2005

A new year is a chance to bring sanity to our medical, scientific and environmental disasters. Here’s our wish-list for a better New Year!



Failing Grade: Women in Science - Thursday, March 24th, 2005

Harvard President Summers says women make inferior scientists, but women scientists say he’s wrong. What are the barriers to women in science, and how can they be overcome?



Evolution Controversy - Thursday, January 27th, 2005

Amen! New members of Kansas board of ed accept reality of evolution. If intelligent design is just a rehash of creationism, should your public schools be teaching it? Facts you need to know about evolution.



Tsunami Disaster! - Tuesday, January 4th, 2005

How do tsunami warning systems work? How quickly could one be built in the Indian Ocean?



Science vs. Politics (And the Winner is…) - Friday, November 5th, 2004

Climatologist instructed to obey NASA minder when talking with media. Political appointee wants to review web postings, journal articles, requests for interviews. What happens when science and politics mix?



Stress, Memory, and Chemical Messages - Thursday, October 28th, 2004

Stress can interfere with working memory and judgment by changing a chemical messenger. What is the role of stress in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia?


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