Dr. Shech is a professor of philosophy who specializes in the philosophy of science. As popular mistrust of expert opinion grows, we increasingly encounter the following skeptical argument about ...

TO YOUR PHONE. DMAX ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS HELP THOUSANDS OF IOWANS EVERY YEAR ARE NECESSARY. CERTIFICATES AND DEGREES, OFTENTIMES AT LITTLE OR NO COST AT ALL. BUT THAT COULD CHANGE BY THE END OF ...

T he last two decades have not been kind to science studies. Already bruised and battered by the “science wars” of the 1990s, by the 2000s sociologists of science — who had long argued that science ...

DES MOINES, Iowa– Des Moines Area Community College has been providing a high school equivalency diploma free of charge to students since the 1970s, but federal funding for the program is in jeopardy.

WHO 13's Skyler Stamps reports. Hunter dead after being shot by fellow hunter in Pennsylvania Tennessee's special election shows why GOP should be worried | Opinion Mark Stoops breaks silence after ...

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year Joe Spring, ...

Kid lit experts weigh in on some of the year’s best science titles. Plus, what to look for when choosing a book for the child in your life. Are you hoping to inspire a young reader in your life with ...

When the United States faced the looming threat of World War II in the 1930s, it bet big on science — and won. The nation invested billions of dollars in research at universities and in industry. That ...

CORRECTION: A transcription error misidentified author Dr. Peter Hotez in William Brangham's introduction. The transcript has been updated. We regret the error. From ...

Dr. Frank is a professor of astrophysics at the University of Rochester. A few years ago, on a flight, I was seated next to a man in his mid-20s. He looked at the astrobiology textbook I was reading ...