Yet another report says there is absolutely no proof that vaccines cause autism. But there will still be parents who, instead of paying attention to scientists who have researched the question ad nauseum, listen to know-nothing celebrities who quote a long-debunked medical hoax and then refuse to vaccinate their children.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield proved his public relations value when the video of him playing guitar and singing David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” onboard the International Space Station went viral and racked up something like 22 million views on YouTube. Since then, he’s had a best-selling book and speaking engagements all over the world, becoming arguably the […]
This weekend, in a conversation with Dr. Andrew Rosenberg on the Union of Concerned Scientists about the diminished role of independent scientists as witnesses in Congressional committee hearings, I bemoaned the increased use of false equivalences. As an example, I cited a panel on climate change that includes three distinguished climate scientists testifying on the […]
It has been 42 years since humans stood on the lunar surface, and it doesn’t look like NASA is going back anytime soon. The agency doesn’t even have vehicles to get astronauts to and from the international space station anymore — Americans have to hitch a ride on Russian launches. Perhaps the way to get […]
Last week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new report about the impact of climate change and how it is already affecting us. To explain the report, I asked Michael Mann (one of our top climate scientists) to join me on America Weekend. I asked Mike whether the extreme weather we’ve seen recently […]
What happens when you cross science and politics? Too often, science loses. That’s the conclusion of my America Weekend guest, Dr. Andrew Rosenberg, director of the Center For Science And Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists. He bases it on research about the decreasing amount of scientists being called as witnesses at hearings of […]