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E(14 trillion eV )=m(?)c(close to the speed of light ) squared: This fall, the massive Large Hadron Collider beneath France and Switzerland will switch on
Stranded: A whale of a mystery: Scientists generally agree that sonar can trigger strandings of certain whales, but no one really knows what leads these deep divers to the beach
Sick and down: To fight off an infection or illness, the body shifts into a slow-down mode that mirrors some symptoms of depression. In fact, scientists now think the immune response itself may even cause the mood disorder.
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Home / Columns / Comment / Comment : Seeding liberal arts courses with science parables

In the July 19 Comment, Dudley Herschbach, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in chemistry, discusses how to infuse scientific ideas into humanities education with an aim of increasing overall scientific literacy. Herschbach is Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University and is chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Society for Science & the Public.

Published: 07/04/2008
Found in: Science & Society
Home / Columns / Comment / Comment : Strategies for nurturing science’s next generation

Nobel laureate Thomas R. Cech discusses the conclusions of ARISE, a new report that emphasizes the need for grant support for early-career scientific researchers and basic science research that may have no immediate tangible benefit. Cech is chair of the ARISE report panel and president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Published: 06/20/2008
Home / Columns / Comment / Comment : Challenges to building a disaster-resilient nation

Comment from David Applegate, chair of the National Science and Technology Council's Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction and senior science adviser for earthquake and geologic hazards at the U.S.Geological Survey.

Published: 06/06/2008
Home / Columns / Comment / Comment : U.S. science policy needs to heed global realities

Comment by Steven Hyman, provost of Harvard University

Published: 05/24/2008
Home / Columns / Comment / Comment : John Wheeler (1911-2008)

SN Editor in Chief Tom Siegfried remembers the late physicist John Wheeler, who coined the term "black hole" in 1967, with excerpts from conversations the two had engaged in over the past two decades.

Published: 05/12/2008
Found in: Atom & Cosmos and Physics
Home / Columns / Comment / Comment : Science Education and the Future of Humankind

Nobel Prize–winning physicist Leon Lederman warns that science education is crucial for humankind’s future. Lederman is director emeritus of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

Published: 04/21/2008
Found in: Science & Society