Cooled Down

By Steven F. Hayward for the National Review.

Study dissects the racial gap in violence

"Racial disparities in violent behavior can be largely explained by three factors: the types of neighborhoods where young people live, the marital status of their parents, and whether they are first- or second-generation immigrants, according to a study published in the current (February 2005) issue of the American Journal of Public Health." from Eurakalert.

Human Frailty and Human Dignity

By Leon Kass in The New Atlantis.

ENVIRO-MYTHS VS. REALITY : A review of "State of Fear" by Michael Crichton

Long overdue link to the review of Micheal Crichton's latest book by Ron Bailey in the Wall Street Journal through Fred Singer's The
Science & Environmental Policy Project.

The Equivalence of Learning Paths in Early Science Instruction: Effects of Direct Instruction and Discovery Learning

"We found that many more children learned from direct instruction than from discovery learning, but also that when asked to make broader, richer scientific judgments, the many children who learned about experimental design from direct instruction performed as well as those few children who discovered the method on their own." by David Klahr and Milena Migam in Psychological Science.

Too Few Women -- Figure It Out

"If their numbers in math and science don't add up, blame schools, not brainpower." By Leonard Sax in the LA Times.

Science and Technology Policy Towards the Islamic World

John Marburger Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President

Accepting Politics In Science

Roger A. Pielke Jr. is director of the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Colorado.

Consensus, Truisms and Straw Men

"If Naomi Oreskes' work is based on a false premise, as it seems to be, does it have any other worth?" by Iain Murray of CEI

Tsunami of the Absurd

"Global warming alarmists ride the wave of world attention" by Patrick J. Michaels in Reason.

Rocket Man

"We are approaching the 200th anniversary of the formal introduction of rockets as military weapons in the West." by Ralph Kinney Bennett for Tech Central Station.

God's Rays

"The physicist’s quest for understanding is not the only way to raise the level of our existence and give our lives meaning." by Bryce DeWitt for Physics Today.