Why is Europe persevering in restricting the use of agricultural biotechnology and why does it renounce its benefits?
postmodernism
Winston Churchill once described Russia as "a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma." Today, Russia is far less complicated but still perplexing.
I am a scientist. I even have the credentials to prove it. There is a PhD degree in microbiology hanging on my wall and a few peer-reviewed publications to my name.
One of my best friends recently commented that it's disturbing how many Nazis, communists, and terrorists he's friends with on Facebook.
Geopolitical analyst George Friedman wrote in his book The Next 100 Years that cultures go through three phases: barbarism, c
There's no nice way to put this. Academia is in the midst of self-destructing, not just in the United States but worldwide.
In our postmodern society -- where truth is relative, "fake news" is prevalent, and scientific facts are just an opinion -- it shouldn't come as a surprise that modern medicine is facing a backlash.
When I was in high school, I was part of a community service organization (Key Club) that literally was one of the best in the world.
Every discussion about postmodernism quickly devolves into accusations that the writer doesn't know what postermodernism is1. Of course, that's true, because nobody knows what postmodernism is.
How should scientists respond to the rising tide of anti-scientific sentiment in the world?