- Guinea Pig Zero Speaks
Podcast: October 2008
October 01, 2008 - Society - Research
- It Ain't Rocket Science
Report offers advice to the next president on filling key science and technology positions and urges him to do so quickly.
September 18, 2008 - Society - Politics
- Political Scientists
As Washington gets ready to overhaul the healthcare system, research advocates want to make sure innovation doesn't take a backseat to the bottom line.
September 09, 2008 - DANIEL S. LEVINE - Society - Politics
- The Gene Poll
Researchers say heritability plays a role in voter turnout.
September 02, 2008 - ERIC WAHLGREN - Society - Politics
- Tangled Up In Blue
Pharmaceutical industry breaks from its historical favoring of Republicans over Democrats on political spending.
August 28, 2008 - Society - Politics
- Love Stinks
Research finding that body odor influences attraction inspires a new dating site.
August 27, 2008 - JULIE CHAO - Society - Culture
- When a Career Change Is in the Cards
Former pharmaceutical patent attorney Greg Raymer has found much greener pastures as a poker ace.
July 21, 2008 - CAROL HUANG - Society - Culture
- Capitol Spending
Pharmaceutical lobbying reaches record level in 2007 as industry spends $168 million as key legislation took center stage.
July 18, 2008 - Society - Politics
- Political Science
Republicans and Democrats agree that presidential candidates should debate how science can be used to tackle the country's problems.
May 16, 2008 - Society - Politics
- PHOTO ESSAY: When Downward Facing Dog Is For Eternity
April 18, 2008 - Society - Culture
- When Downward Dog Is For Eternity
German anatomist Gunther von Hagens continues to delight-and disturb-the world with his human cadavers displayed in yoga poses and other recognizable positions from everyday life.
April 07, 2008 - ERIC WAHLGREN - Society - Culture
- The Latest Ebola outbreak
The deadly virus is turning up across the U.S. - but thankfully only as a pattern in ties, scarves, and other fashions.
March 28, 2008 - JULIE CHAO - Society - Culture
- Double Duty
A gallery in Paris is also a research lab, giving artists and scientists a chance to work together to solve complex problems. A recent installation uses fruits, vegetables, and bubble gum to explore genetic concepts.
March 19, 2008 - FRANK BROWNING - Society - Culture
- Loving Our Inner Nerd
By the time kids reach fifth or sixth grade, promising students may have already turned away from the rigorous study necessary for a career in science.
March 14, 2008 - WILLIAM PATRICK - Society - Culture
- Job Ranks and Rank Jobs
More than half of American consider doctors and scientists occupations of "very great prestige," but business executives rank at the bottom.
February 22, 2008 - Society - Culture
- Nurturing Our Nerds
A letter from the editor
February 04, 2008 - WILLIAM PATRICK - Society - Culture
- Astronauts for a Day
The CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals goes weightless with Stephen Hawking.
January 24, 2008 - JOSHUA BOGER - Society - Culture
- When Doctors Really Play God
It's hard to make the case that bringing religion into medicine is associated with better outcomes.
December 19, 2007 - RICHARD SLOAN - Society - Culture
- The Brewers of Biotech
For biotech's zymurgy experts, home-brewing comes naturally. Now try saying zymurgy synergies after a few strong ales.
November 19, 2007 - ERIC WAHLGREN - Society - Culture
- Genes 'R Us
Some question whether the trend toward making genetic testing as easy as fixing a TV dinner is putting the market ahead of the science.
November 14, 2007 - SALLY LEHRMAN - Society - Culture
- Riffs on Metal Canvasses
Artist Klari Reis has learned to smile on misbehaving cells.
November 13, 2007 - ERIC WAHLGREN - Society - Culture
- Not Feeling The Love
The public thinks the pharmaceutical industry, like the oil and tobacco industries, is not worthy of trust and should be more regulated.
November 08, 2007 - Society - Culture
- PHOTO ESSAY: Riffs on Metal Canvasses
November 01, 2007 - ERIK BUTLER / RICHARD THEMEYER - Society - Culture
- The Money Drug
Hillary Clinton continues to be the top fundraiser through the first three quarters of this year.
October 24, 2007 - Society - Politics
- A Nice Pairing
Two scientists discover that their plan to make artisan cheese from sheep's milk goes well with their biology backgrounds.
October 01, 2007 - ERIC WAHLGREN - Society - Culture
- Think Before You Buy Pink
This October, do something besides shop for breast cancer.
October 01, 2007 - BARBARA BRENNER - Society - Philanthropy
- Fate Is in Our Genes
October 01, 2007 - David Gollaher - Society - Research
- The Boob Tube
Study finds the family hour on TV is exposing kids to more foul language, sex, and violence than ever.
September 19, 2007 - Society - Culture
- Mummy Would Be Proud
Ancient Egypt, not Greece, appears to be the birthplace of modern medicine.
September 01, 2007 - ERIKA STALDER - Society - Research
- Tissue Culture
The line between art and science blurs when two artists hang cells in galleries.
September 01, 2007 - By Lori Andrews - Society - Culture
- From the Boardroom to the Darkroom
Biotech venture capitalist William Rastetter finds a refuge in photography.
September 01, 2007 - By Varese Layzer - Society - Culture
- Pushing the Imagination
Proust Was a Neuroscientist
Jonah Lehrer
Houghton Mifflin, 256 pp, $24
September 01, 2007 - By William Patrick - Society - Culture
- HIV Positive
Epidemiologist Tara Smith says denialists are spreading potentially lethal misinformation about AIDS and the issue points to broader problems of scientific illiteracy in America.
August 24, 2007 - DANIEL S. LEVINE - Society - Culture
- Old Love
Study finds majority of elderly Americans remain sexually active as health, rather than age, is the limiting factor.
August 22, 2007 - DANIEL S. LEVINE - Society - Research
- Beyond Steroids
World Anti-Doping Agency turns its attention to detecting illicit gene doping.
August 10, 2007 - DANIEL S. LEVINE - Society - Culture
- The Money Drug
Hillary Clinton leads the pack of 2008 presidential candidates at the half-year mark.
July 23, 2007 - Society - Politics
- Fight Disease First, Then Terrorism
Americans say finding cures for diseases is a top national issue, ahead of combating terrorism and dealing with illegal immigration.
May 28, 2007 - Society - Philanthropy
- The Early Bird
Canary Foundation funds Stanford center to identify new ways to detect cancer at its earliest stages.
May 25, 2007 - DANIEL S. LEVINE - Society - Philanthropy
- The Money Drug
Hillary Clinton leads the pack of 2008 presidential candidates in contributions from pharma.
May 07, 2007 - Society - Politics
- Eye on the Street
The latest news and numbers from Wall Street.
January 22, 2008 - Business - Markets
- Eye on the Street
The latest news and numbers from Wall Street.
January 22, 2008 - Business - Markets
- Shock and Awe
The cost of the war in Iraq has already surpassed the amount spent on the Vietnam War, but the healthcare bill that will follow to care for veterans could total as much as $660 billion.
November 12, 2007 - Health - Public Health
- Simple Math
Pharma should partner with industry in developing nations to create cost-scaled markets within the world's emerging economies.
July 21, 2007 - LISA CONTE - Health - Global Health
