Professor Anthony Broccoli, Ph.D. is an associate chair of the Department of Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University, as well as the co-director of the Climate and Environmental Change Initiative and director of the Center for Environmental Prediction for the university. Read More »
Progressive Views: Professor Anthony Broccoli on Studying Climate Change
By john w connelly jr - Posted on October 15th, 2009
Stop Arguin': Climate Change Solutions from the Child's Perspective
By fallon - Posted on October 15th, 2009
When I started my second job over the summer, I purchased a one liter disposable water bottle that I've been washing and reusing for the last 3 and half months. A week ago, I decided I really should get another.
My nephew picked it up from the coffee table last night, finished off what water was in it and then dropped it in the trash.
"No!" I literally yelled at him. Read More »
What is IT!?: A History of Alternative Music
By markeggertsen - Posted on October 14th, 2009
"It's it! What is it?!"
So go the most famous lines and the most irreconsilable quandry in all of modern rock's storied history. The line comes from aterna-metal-whatever band Faith No More's HUGE crossover hit, the aptly-titled "Epic," from their 1989 album "The Real Thing." This question has, from a metaphorical perspective, a lot of relevance to this blog. Read More »
And the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize goes to ...
By darwins beagle - Posted on October 9th, 2009
As a science junkie, I think there is just about no greater honor one can achieve than winning a Nobel Prize. Furthermore, I do not think winning the Peace prize should be viewed as less of an accomplishment simply because its winners seldom have scientific expertise. Read More »
Write to School Board to Save Chroal Students Solo & Ensemble Contest! Please!
By viannachung - Posted on October 9th, 2009
I really could use EVERYONE'S help right now. Would you please review and consider who might be able to help? Read More »
ACLU Youth Activist Scholarship Program
By rosiep - Posted on October 9th, 2009
Seeking Passionate Young Activists! Read More »
Astrology ... I'm not impressed
By darwins beagle - Posted on October 7th, 2009
What do Nicolai Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, Tycho Brahe, and Aldous Huxley have in common. The first three are famous medieval astronomers and the fourth is the grandson of Darwin's Bulldog, Thomas Henry Huxley. So one answer to the question might be an inordinate interest in science. But another answer would be a confirmed belief in the validity of astrology. Read More »
Quackery in Medicine: Hormone Diets
By mvenus929 - Posted on October 4th, 2009
Hormones play a huge role in our health. Their imbalance can result in any number of disorders, from diabetes to hypothyroidism, and even some cancers. It can result in infertility and aggression. They are the cause of the classic 'fight or flight' response we experience when we get excited or scared, and regulate our sleep cycles. Hormones are pretty important. Read More »
