Category Archives: Health

Night of the Animals: Part Two :: The Clog :: Blog Archive …

Night of the Animals : Part Two. (Catch up with Part One, in which this reporter encounters raccoons not once, not twice, but thrice on the same night — in the third instance, via telephone, when a friend calls to say the neighbors have …

Political Calculations: How to Detect Junk Science

Most often, it depends upon the quality of the science or evidence supporting the action that is being promoted, and the only way to avoid serious disruption to one’s daily life is to develop the ability to determine the difference …

Environmental Economics: I've missed a few pickup basketball games …

From the inbox:John, I am assuming that your noticeable absence means that you have joined an elite administrator’s game . I just want to let you know that despite that fact you are welcome to return and play amongst the paeans any time.

The Absence of Schoolhouse Knowledge in Education Policy, by Mike …

A person from a conservative think tank led off with a call for standing tough on NLCB-style accountability and for alternatives to the public education system like charter schools and vouchers. She also took a swipe at teachers’ unions …