Biology in the News Explained

Economics and the environment, part 1

Although most free-market policy ideas will never be good for conservation, cap and trade actually has been shown to work spectacularly. Too bad it's not right-wing enough an idea anymore to be implemented.

Adapt public education to individuals, not demographics

Those obsessed with imagined (and completely unsubstantiated) gender differences in learning are threatening our educational system by integrating blatant sexism into it.

Teen sex – is it bad or good for society?

Those who obsessively try to prevent teen sex are confusing religious ideology with individual and societal success.

Diet Soda is Clearly an Evil Plot to Kill Us All

Soda in all forms is junk food, and a health issue only when you drink too much. The part about whether or not it has sugar really is inconsequential.

The biofuels problem explained – Part 2

Because of the stupid way that we implement policy, the high demand for biofuels are more likely to increase carbon dioxide emissions than reduce them (Part 2).

The biofuels problem explained – Part 1

Ethanol as a "biofuel" is promoted by agribusiness, not by environmentalists, because ethanol production doesn't really save much fuel or reduce carbon dioxide emissions (Part 1).

Climate change + fire suppression = ecological disaster?

The devastation we are seeing now from mountain pine beetle in northwest forests could be a result of the combination of bad fire policy and climate change.

Do we have too many ‘liberal’ professors?

The argument that university faculty are indoctrinating students in left-wing ideology due to liberal bias is nothing but a straw man.