by paulabowles The first week of the conference has come to an end, and the final day has included two exciting papers, as well as a publishing workshop. The first paper entitled ‘Full Disclosure of the “Raw Data” of Research on Humans: Citizens’ Rights, Product Manufacturer’s Obligations and the Quality of the Scientific Database’ was … Continue reading »
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On the mutual exclusivity of science and religion and other cognitive clashes
Dena T. Smith This week’s Science Times profiled Dr. Francis S. Collins, the recently appointed director of The National Institutes of Health. The article (below) points to clashes between Collins’ belief in God and his identity as a scientist. Collins, who is best known for his involvement in the Human Genome Project, which set out, … Continue reading »
The G8 protests and the logically inconsistent foundations of neoclassical economics
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Nature or Nurture as a complex interplay: the debate over the depression gene
By Dena T. Smith In the last several decades, the field of medicine has become increasingly dominated by biological thinking. Psychiatry, a sub-field aimed at treating mental illness is largely focused on the genetic causes of a wide range of conditions. This perspective stands in opposition to the notion that environmental factors cause symptoms – … Continue reading »
Breaking through Barriers Only to Find More
With the election of an American president committed to the expansion and endowment of the sciences, a recent New York Times article posed the question asked by many scientists: how to attract women into the sciences. However, as the article later touches on, women’s entrance into the fields of science involve much more than making … Continue reading »
