In balance
Some actions are obviously good and right. Looking more widely, it may be less obvious.
Tradeoffs
Articles Tagged with biology
Human limitations
The story of the bees
Yes, but not in Germany
Scientists try to ask simple questions and to design a controlled experiment, with “all other things being equal.” It’s rarely possible.
Science and social science
Differences among the PhDs
Methods and results differ among the various sciences. This comes from differences in their subject matter and is not always understood, even by scientists.
Hard problems and easy ones
What’s difficult is not always clear
Humans have accomplished some pretty amazing things, from putting men on the Moon (with old technology!) to sequencing their own heredity. But stubborn problems that look much easier persist.
Science and the long shot
Why new discoveries are over-hyped
We often hear of new scientific results that promise great things, especially in the health field, but then hear no more of them. Most scientific ideas don’t work out. Why, then, do we still hear the hype?
Toy poodles, the Belmont Stakes and wheat
Prehistoric biotechnology
Our astronomer steps out of his area of expertise to comment on biology.