Archive for the ‘Science as a human endeavor’ Category

  • Bottoms up!
    Bottoms up!

    People have been controlling fermentation for at least 9,000 years. What were the ancients brewing, and how did alcohol change society?


    Thursday, December 24th, 2009
  • Phony science
    Phony science

    New study finds 2 percent of scientists admit faking data; 14 percent say colleagues have done it. Problems are most common in drug and other medical studies.


    Thursday, June 4th, 2009
  • Science Education 101

    Don’t know much about Science Education: A new survey shows three out of every four US adults do not feel they have a good understanding of science.


    Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
  • “Dr. Death” released. Anything new about dying?

    Jack Kevorkian forced us to confront the fears and hopes of terminal illness. What’s happened with “right to die” laws in Oregon and the Netherlands? Can “dignity therapy” ease the pain of dying?


    Thursday, June 14th, 2007
  • Scrapping Science: Do Facts Really Matter?

    Obama: “…promoting science isn’t just about providing resources—it’s about protecting free and open inquiry. It’s about listening to what our scientists have to say, even when it’s inconvenient—especially when it’s inconvenient.” What science issues face his administration?


    Thursday, October 19th, 2006
  • Why Files Rockin’ New Year

    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!


    Friday, December 30th, 2005
  • Bookin’ science: Best of the batch.

    If (gasp!) the subject is too big for a Whyfile, hit the books. Here, we review four great science books, on evolution, environment, fighting nature, and discovering motherly love.


    Thursday, October 6th, 2005
  • Forensic Anthropology

    This Why File surveys the latest in forensic anthropology, with a visit to the Forensic Anthropology Center at the University of Tennessee, AKA The Body Farm.


    Tuesday, December 16th, 2003
  • Biological Weapons: Too Tricky to Use?

    Will terrorists use biological weapons? How have bio-weapons been used in the past?


    Thursday, October 4th, 2001
  • Space Travel: How Healthy?

    What are the medical and psychological costs of long-term space travel? Radiation, isolation, osteoporosis: Sounds like a real picnic to us! Intrigued? You could always overwinter in the Antarctic…


    Tuesday, December 26th, 2000


Cool Science Images

Image courtesy of Pete Mouginis-Mark, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Virtual Science!

©2010 University of Wisconsin
Board of Regents