The scientific community, as vast as it is, has a problem at its core. The culture of academia, the universities responsible for the lion-share of our modern-day research, is changing. And not in a good way.
Read MorePandemics are marked by the prevalence of a disease across a large population, including a global population. In fighting diseases, our greatest tool of offense is science and our greatest tool of defense is science communication. Yet the leadership of the United States has expressed open disagreement with our nation’s scientists and continued to push solutions that do not have the backing of science. What are the ramifications of this behavior on our society?
Read MoreThe way we teach our children underestimates their potential. Curricula and standards of communication today need to be improved in a way that addresses foundational sciences first in order to meet the challenges that children require to stimulate their curiosity.
Read MoreI came across an interesting set of theorems from a mathematician - Kurt Gödel - called Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems and it led me to asking if there are limits to science that would eventually lead to its obsolescence. Let's explore.
Read MoreTalking to each other has become fairly difficult, yet it is the only way to be societal. Yet another case where two sides exist.
Read MorePseudoscience is cancerous. Basing practices on ineffective, but believable studies is no different than preying on those whom are easily influenced.
Read MoreMany have not heard of science communication, although those same people may know science communicators. Their importance lies in how accessible they make science to the public.
Read MoreIt is hard to believe that science could be used to discriminate, when science itself is built on observation. We should turn our attention, then, on the people who believe they are preaching good science, when they are actually communing with knowledge that has been updated.
Read MoreThere is a fundamental healthcare problem in the Untied States. However, the problem is not that we are mismanaging wealth. It is that we are aware of the significance of efficiency, yet fail to care about it.
Read MoreWe can't stop dreaming. We should be pushing our potential to its limits. Even if that means breaking rigid molds.
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