Category Archives: Science and the scientific method

James Galbraith: Industrial Policy Is a Good Idea, but So Far We Don’t Have One

Industrial policy, despite recent lip service, is out of favor because doing ambitious things isn’t lucrative enough for the right people.

Scientists Warn Gulf Stream Slowdown Could Begin as Early as 2025

The timing of the Gulf Stream slowdown looks to be arriving ahead of its earlier schedule.

On the Difficulty of Research in the Biomedical Sciences and Scientific Medicine

Why medical research is hard, and often path-dependent, which may not always be a good thing.

Prolegomena to an Understanding of the Replication Crisis in Science

Taking stock of the state of science’s replication crisis on the 20 year anniversary of JPA Ioannidis’ seminal article.

Health Workers Fear It’s Profits Before Protection as CDC Revisits Airborne Transmission

Health industry employee objections have forced the CDC to rethink its weak guidance on aerosol transmission, but experts are not optimistic.

Ultra-Processed People in an Ultra-Processed World

The scientific, health, and political debate over the true cost of ultra–processed has just gone mainstream….which is late.

Book Review: Malcolm Harris’ “Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World”

The Silicon Valley citadel of capitalism is built on eugenics, bombs, and hatred of the working class, and it’s destroying the world.

IM Doc Reports on Covid Not Waning, Long Covid Effects as Lambert Lambastes Latest CDC Guidance as “Crime Against Humanity”

Lambert describes how the CDC destructively washes its hands of Covid as IM Doc chronicles how it is relentlessly continuing to harm patients.

Amid Pushback, the USGS Decides to Restore Its Pesticide Database

Scientists say the resource is crucial for understanding what agricultural chemicals are doing to human health and the environment.

Our Loss of Science in the 21st Century and How to Get It Back

KLG looks at how science has lost stature, and how that affects scientists and the current practice of science.

Are Evidence-Based Medicine and Public Health Incompatible?

Pandemic-era have often pitted evidence-based medicine proponents against supporters of more traditional analytical methods.

Possibility of Wildlife-to-Human Crossover Heightens Concern About Chronic Wasting Disease

Chronic Wasting Disease, which is contagious and always fatal, is spreading rapidly in deer, and the barrier to a spillover into humans is less formidable than previously believed.