Vulcans Rule, Klingons Drool

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The Obama Administration has set a new course for US Space policy that embraces arms control. Actually the arms control policy is an old course favored by Reagan, Bush I and Clinton, but not Bush II (is anyone surprised?). President Obama's team will look to international cooperation instead of the "Go it alone" attitude favored by Bush and Cheney.

The Politics of Science

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Science writer Chris Mooney (Unscientific America and The Republican War on Science) has a recent column in The Washington Post about how scientists need to approach the general populous in…

Hair Of The Dog?

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Whenever I've had a little too much "fun" (and ended up paying for it) my brother would always say, "hair of the dog."  Looks like he had a point. Scientists…

A Quiet Victory

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The one debate between scientists and deniers that I don't relish is the argument vaccinations cause autism. Maybe as I parent, I understand the need, the desire to find answers…

Bearly Political

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Nothing much the Teabaggers say or do these days really surprises me anymore. Their actions and words open up glimpses into their thought processes which is always intriguing albeit a…