Alex B. Berezow

May 11, 2011

Media Over-Reports Cancer Studies

The media notoriously over-report epidemiology studies. One day, coffee is bad for you; the next day, it's the fountain of youth.

December 13, 2010

Are Organic and Green Products a Scam?

Alex B. Berezow

More and more scientific research is showing that organic and green products don't live up to expectations--or even to the label, for that matter.

July 6, 2010

The Dismal Prospects for Scientific Employment

Alex B. Berezow

One of the most depressing articles I’ve ever read in my entire life describes the problem American students face when pondering a career in science. For years, the conventional wisdom wa......

March 29, 2010

National Biometric Identification Card

Sens. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) are working together to create a national identification card with biometric technology. The purpose of the card will be to curb illegal immigr......

February 26, 2010

Rhode Island High School Fires All of Its Teachers

Alex B. Berezow

In a bold move, Superintendent Frances Gallo fired every single teacher from Central Falls High School, one of the worst-performing schools in the state. Gallo had offered the teachers a......

February 1, 2010

China is Likely to Overtake the U.S. in Scientific Research

Alex B. Berezow

The writing is on the wall. China will overtake the U.S. in scientific output in the near future. A couple reports make this conclusion almost inevitable. First, a recent post on the blo......

December 18, 2009

Is Scandal Inevitable When Scientists Become Activists?

Alex B. Berezow

By now, most of the world has heard of "Climategate"-- the e-mail scandal surrounding the Hadley Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia in the UK. (If you are unfamiliar with......

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