Posted on Jun 19, 2013 | Comments Off on New York City School Goes Vegetarian – CNN Gushes How Enthusiastic Students Are Over ‘Healthy Choices’
If anyone still felt CNN was credible before their Boston Bomber coverage two months ago, it was only because they hadn't read their science and health coverage.Sure, all mainstream media loves its Miracle Vegetable of the Week stories, alternated with their Scary Chemical of the Week stories, but CNN is positively Huffington Post-ish in their willingness to engage in advocacy. And in New York...
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Posted on Jun 17, 2013 | Comments Off on Miranda Or Ashley? The Only Question That Matters In METI Debates
On Science 2.0, the big topic is this week’s launch of Lone Signal, the latest effort at sending a message to let E.T. know we are here. But while David Brin would prefer some caution, Hank Campbell says it’s time for real world Farscape. Or Mass Effect. Anything without the creepy insect things that those […]
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Posted on Jun 17, 2013 | Comments Off on No Sense Of Humor Gene? Republicans Don’t Want To Be On NPR
NPR has a trivia show called Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me and host Peter Sagal is surprised that they don't get Republicans on it.
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Posted on Jun 17, 2013 | Comments Off on Caps On Soda Size Don’t Discriminate Against Poor People, Just Fat Ones
Almost no one outside New York City government and health advocates engaged in social experimentation thought a ban on some drink sizes for New York City made any sense or would actually do any good.
Soda companies were obviously against it. They would prefer not to be demonized in Mayor Michael Bloomberg's latest culture war. Small businesses were against it, since a ton of products sold...
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Posted on Jun 15, 2013 | Comments Off on GMO Wheat In Oregon Isolated
Not that most people were worried but the US Department of Agriculture has found that genetically modified wheat found in Oregon last month has remained in one field. Genetically engineered wheat is not sold in the U.S. so the USDA is investigating how the engineered wheat got there. It is the same strain of Monsanto grain that passed tests a decade ago but it has never been submitted for...
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