By Theme - War & peace

  • Civil war: Changing a stuck mind
    Civil war: Changing a stuck mind

    After six decades, the Palestine-Israel stalemate seems hopeless. But could that very hopelessness be blocking a solution? A new study of people on both sides of the struggle shows that learning about the peaceful resolution of other intractable conflicts can increase their willingness to compromise – a key to peace.


    Thursday, September 1st, 2011
  • Weather, climate, war
    Weather, climate, war

    If conflicts are more common near the equator, what will global warming affect do? A new study shows increases in conflict during el Niño periods — but only during the warm, dry part of the cycle, and only in places affected by these big climatic cycles.


    Thursday, August 25th, 2011
  • Science on the road!
    Science on the road!

    Hitting the road? What could be more enlightening than gawking at a cave, exploring a desert, or eyeballing the largest telescope in the world? Need proof that science is not just books and websites or equations and software? Get moving!


    Thursday, August 4th, 2011
  • Traumatic brain injury
    Traumatic brain injury

    Charges that NFL “deliberately and fraudulently concealed” … link between head impacts and brain damage. What is the science of traumatic brain injury?


    Thursday, September 30th, 2010
  • Red blowout preventer overlays photo of oil and oil booms floating on seawater.
    In the Gulf, a failure of BP’s fail-safe valve!

    When big tech goes bad, we ask: How do engineers design fail-safe mechanisms for nuclear weapons, radioactive waste, spaceships?


    Thursday, July 1st, 2010
  • Happy tax day: Meet bureaucracy’s roots!
    Happy tax day: Meet bureaucracy’s roots!

    Which came first: The empire or the administration? Conventional wisdom says the demands of empire led to the rise of bureaucracy. But a new study of six early states suggests that the specialization of power and function we call bureaucracy arises at the same time as the territorial expansion that leads to empire.


    Thursday, April 15th, 2010
  • An aerial view of two circular depressions, each about 20 semi-trailer lengths in diameter
    North Korea’s nukes

    Underground nuclear tests have been the biggest roadblock to a comprehensive test ban. How are these explosions detected, and how reliably?


    Thursday, June 11th, 2009
  • Blast Protection: The Granular Solution

    As missiles get faster, the Navy can’t continue to rely on dumb armor. What can ship designers learn from dirt and beanbags?


    Thursday, December 28th, 2006
  • NukeWar, Regional Version

    What would happen to the global climate after a nuclear war between India and Pakistan? Study says the planet would be dark and cool for 10 years. How much would food production decline?


    Thursday, December 21st, 2006
  • Ecotourism: Is it Working?

    20 years ago, ecotourism was promoted as a way to save natural systems, and the people who lived in them. We ask: Is ecotourism a force for good, or just another form of “greenwashing”?


    Thursday, November 2nd, 2006
  • Psycho-Trauma of War: 1 in 5 Injured

    New analysis of post-traumatic stress disorder among American Vietnam vets find 19 percent had PTSD after serving in combat. The greater the exposure to combat, the higher the rate of PTSD.


    Thursday, August 17th, 2006
  • Radiation and Health: Another Meltdown…
    Radiation and Health: Another Meltdown…

    Cooling failure blamed in aftermath of giant quake. What are the health effects of low-level radiation? Lessons from Hiroshima and Chernobyl.


    Thursday, August 11th, 2005
  • Nuclear Weapons Still Spreading

    As weapons proliferate, we wonder: exactly how do you make a nuke? How many nations have this ability? How can we track proliferators?


    Thursday, March 25th, 2004
  • Prisoners and POWs: Punishment on the Brain

    In mid-2004, U.S. jails and prisons held 2.1 million people. What are the psychological effects of imprisonment? How do POWs survive prison and torture? Can these scars be healed?


    Thursday, April 24th, 2003
  • Science Publications: Censorship Needed?

    Scientific journals choose self-censorship, decide not to publish articles related to biological weapons, bioterrorism and national security. Is this a necessary change in scientific tradition, or an over-reaction to a fearful political climate?


    Thursday, February 27th, 2003


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