http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new An experienced scientist's perspective on today's news, with commentary on how the popular media and policy makers struggle with translating science effectively. http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_22_sept 1.VACCINE: THERE IS NO INOCULATION AGAINST IGNORANCE. Here we go again. Last we... Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:47:22 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_22_sept 2011-09-27T20:47:22Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_16_sept 1. WI-FI REFUGE: UNITED STATES NATIONAL RADIO QUIET ZONE. A 34,000-km 2 rectan... Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:12:36 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_16_sept 2011-09-21T18:12:36Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_9_sept 1. BACK TO WORK: SORRY, I'VE BEEN UNDERGOING REPAIRS. Here's a little of what h... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:27:43 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_9_sept 2011-09-14T18:27:43Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_19_aug 1. HOMEOPATHY: THE DILUTION LIMIT AND THE CULTURE OF CREDULITY. Based in France... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:11:19 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_19_aug 2011-09-14T18:11:19Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_12_aug 1. MENDING: SORRY TO HAVE MISSED A WEEK. August is usually a slow month in Wash... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:47:49 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_12_aug 2011-09-14T15:47:49Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_2p_july 1. SOROS v. MURDOCH: THE BATTLE OF THE BILLIONAIRES. I have only one thing in c... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:38:51 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_2p_july 2011-09-14T15:38:51Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_22_july 1. NEWS OF THE WORLD: THE MOST POWERFUL MAN ON EARTH. Called "Screws of the Wor... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:25:40 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_22_july 2011-09-14T15:25:40Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_15_july 1. DAWN: NASA PROBE ORBITS MASSIVE VESTA ASTEROID. Driven by a weak but steady ... Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:56:00 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_15_july 2011-07-19T21:56:00Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_8_july 1. FINAL VOYAGE: IT'S TIME TO RE-EXAMINE SPACE PRIORITIES. In the beginning, US... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:51:09 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_8_july 2011-07-11T15:51:09Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_1_july 1. RITUAL SLAUGHTER: DUTCH BAN OUTRAGES JEWS AND MUSLIMS. Kosher and halal rule... Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:42:08 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_1_july 2011-07-06T15:42:08Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_24_june 1. LEFT BEHIND: WAIT, WAIT! YOU FORGOT SOMETHING. Don't worry, that's just the ... Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:06:43 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_24_june 2011-06-28T03:06:43Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_17_june 1. LOW-EARTH ORBIT: IT'S TIME TO DO A REALITY CHECK. Five space-worthy orbiters... Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:03:33 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_17_june 2011-06-20T16:03:33Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_11_june 1. ET TU, TARA? "PIERCING THE FOG AROUND CELLPHONES AND CANCER." The Well blo... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:16:51 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_11_june 2011-06-13T14:16:51Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_3_june 1. WHO'S ON FIRST? WITH APOLOGIES TO BUD ABBOT AND LOU COSTELLO. My science-rep... Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:12:28 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_3_june 2011-06-06T15:12:28Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_20_may 1. SORRY: I WAS A VICTIM OF CONVERGING DEADLINES. Or could it be that I'm getti... Thu, 26 May 2011 19:01:43 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_20_may 2011-05-26T19:01:43Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_13_may 1. VERHULST EQUATION: BEWARE OF A STABLE POPULATION. A kindly Vicar in rural Su... Mon, 16 May 2011 17:57:00 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_13_may 2011-05-16T17:57:00Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_6_may 1. GRAVITY PROBE B: EXPERIMENT CONFIRMS THAT SCIENCE IS OPEN. It took 52 years ... Mon, 09 May 2011 13:39:31 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_6_may 2011-05-09T13:39:31Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_29_apr 1. ANTISCIENCE: THE ALPHA MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER. What happened to all the antim... Mon, 02 May 2011 15:40:47 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_29_apr 2011-05-02T15:40:47Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_22_apr 1. GOOD FRIDAY: MARKING THE DEATH OF TENNESSEE SENATE BILL 893. The date of its... Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:50:37 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_22_apr 2011-04-26T14:50:37Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_15_apr 1. NUCLEAR RADIATION: BEYOND THE LINEAR-NO-THRESHOLD MODEL. On Tuesday, Japan r... Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:41:18 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_15_apr 2011-04-18T13:41:18Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_8_apr FLASH! I THINK THEY JUST AGREED ON A BUDGET. I seem to have fallen asleep but t... Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:39:17 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_8_apr 2011-04-11T14:39:17Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_1_apr 1. APRIL FOOLS: A DAY LIKE ALL DAYS; TRUTH MUST BE SEPARATED FROM FRAUD. I have... Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:39:50 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_1_apr 2011-04-04T18:39:50Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_25_mar 1. IGNORANCE: HOUSE COMMITTEE VOTES TO OVERTURN NATURAL LAW. The price of gasol... Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:05:05 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_25_mar 2011-03-28T16:05:05Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_18_mar 1. BAD WEEK: WE MUST FOCUS ON HELPING THE PEOPLE OF JAPAN. In yesterday's New ... Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:52:55 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_18_mar 2011-03-21T15:52:55Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_11_mar 1. DIM BULB: "AND GOD SAW THAT LIGHT WAS GOOD" (GENESIS 1:4). "Let There Be Mor... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:26:07 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_11_mar 2011-03-14T14:26:07Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_4_mar 1. MASS EXTINCTIONS: FIVE OVER THE COURSE OF 540 MILLION YEARS. The extinction ... Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:15:32 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_4_mar 2011-03-07T15:15:32Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_25_feb 1. SELLING SCIENCE: HOW THE TEMPLETON FOUNDATION BOUGHT THE AAAS. Last week in ... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:49:32 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_25_feb 2011-02-28T18:49:32Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_18_feb 1. THE EPIPHANY: DOES THE TEMPLETON FOUNDATION MAKE YOU UNEASY? It certainly ma... Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:54:19 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_18_feb 2011-02-22T14:54:19Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_11_feb 1. SON OF STAR WARS: THE LOBBIESTS WIN ONE MORE FOR THE GIPPER. In a 1984 in sp... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:34:55 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_11_feb 2011-02-14T21:34:55Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_4_feb 1. SMART METERS: CONSPIRACY OF IGNORANCE. It can be safely argued that the bigg... Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:22:58 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_4_feb 2011-02-07T14:22:58Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_28_jan 1. INFINITESIMALS: EXCUSE ME DOCTOR, DNA IS CALLING ON LINE ONE. The decades-lo... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:05:20 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_28_jan 2011-01-31T19:05:20Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_21_jan 1. WIRELESS: BUSINESS IS THRIVING ON ALL SIDES OF THE ISSUE. There are today 7 ... Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:53:24 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_21_jan 2011-01-24T14:53:24Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_14_jan 1. ZICAM: BREAKTHROUGH! AT LAST, A PLACEBO WITH SIDE EFFECTS. Although marketed... Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:00:38 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_14_jan 2011-01-18T16:00:38Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_7_jan 1. AUTISM: THERE IS NO VACCINATION AGAINST FRAUD. In 1998, Dr. Andrew Wakefield... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:32:13 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_7_jan 2011-01-10T14:32:13Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_dec_31 1. WHOLEBODY SCANNING: THE TRADE-OFF BETWEEN MODESTY AND RISK. In a dangerous wo... Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:25:33 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_dec_31 2011-01-03T15:25:33Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_dec_24 1. JANE LUBCHENCO: NATURE MAGAZINE'S "NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR". An editorial in... Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:24:18 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/whats_new_friday_dec_24 2010-12-27T14:24:18Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/welcome_whats_new Nature Education welcomes Bob Park to the Scitable Blogosphere, with his debut b... Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:47:30 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/whats-new/welcome_whats_new 2010-12-22T15:47:30Z