Contentious scientific issues such as climate change and food safety have been dominating news headlines recently, with contradictory data frequently emerging to cast doubt over conclusions and stall the decision-making process. It has left some experts wondering what role science should play in informing government policy. Communication and culture professor Dr. Patrick Feng studies the… Continue reading Subjective science
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Science from a different perspective
A University of Calgary professor is trying to bring science and religion closer together. In his latest book, Reinventing the Sacred: A New View of Science, Reason, and Religion, Dr. Stuart Kauffman argues society needs a new worldview that accepts the inability to fully understand the universe through science alone. For over four centuries, pioneering… Continue reading Science from a different perspective
Parties promise product for position
With the provincial election just around the corner, Albertan political parties are in full campaigning mode, constantly outdoing each other and touting the best and brightest of futures under their rule. Integral to the campaign platform are election promises and they come on hard and fast. But what are they really worth and how does… Continue reading Parties promise product for position
Birth control patch raises health concerns
Health Canada renewed their advisories about the potential dangers of using the Evra contraceptive patch following results of a recent study. As the lawsuits and controversies mount, medical professionals continue to sing the same, sensible song. The Evra Contraceptive Transdermal Patch were first marketed in the U.S. in 2002, as a simpler, more convenient alternative… Continue reading Birth control patch raises health concerns
Malawi’s struggle with AIDS
Africa is a continent without hope because of war, crime, poverty, hunger, but mostly because of disease,” said Calgary physician Dr Chris Brooks citing a recent article from The Economist. Yet Brooks gave up a well-paid medical position in Canada to found and operate Lifeline Malawi, a faith-based Non-Governmental Organization in the remote village of… Continue reading Malawi’s struggle with AIDS