Even if you haven’t been on board with everything he’s done since his inauguration, there’s one thing you really have to give President Obama credit for – he knows how to pick the right man for the job. Our current Energy Secretary is Professor Steven Chu, who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in [...]
Baby Boom – and Bust?
March 18, 2009
According to data from the National Center for Health Statistics, the number of babies born in the United States in 2007 (more than 4.3 million) surpassed even the height of the “baby boom” in the late 1950’s. Like most industrialized nations, the United States worries about a possible population crisis as a result of low [...]
Obama Restores Science
March 9, 2009
“By doing this, we will ensure America’s continued global leadership in scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs. And that is essential, not only for our economic prosperity, but for the progress of all humanity.” – President Barack Obama
The new administration has moved on several fronts to restore the importance and influence of hard science in public [...]