Stop wasting food, save the world's energy
The scandal of food waste is even worse when you consider how much energy is being thrown away, say Sheril Kirshenbaum and Michael Webber.
New Scientist, August 11, 2010
Unpopular Science
Chris and Sheril on how intelligent science reporting has been gutted--just when we need it most.
The Nation, August 17, 2009
Must Science Declare a Holy War on Religion?
The so-called New Atheists are attacking the mantra of science and faith being compatible. Chris and Sheril question the value of confrontation.
The Los Angeles Times, August 11, 2009 (The Guardian, August 24, 2009)
The Formula
Why don't Americans understand science better? Start with the scientists. (with Chris Mooney)
The Boston Globe, July 26, 2009
Defenders of the Faith
Chris and Sheril on how scientists who blast religion are hurting their own cause.
Newsweek, July 14, 2009
How Scientific Illiteracy Cost Us 20 Years on Global Warming
Chris and Sheril on why the climate issue is the most powerful -- and also the most catastrophic -- example of how our society dysfunctionally managed matters of science.
BuzzFlash, July 13, 2009
Why America is Flunking Science
Don't just blame poor education for our nation's scientific illiteracy -- but our politics and pop culture. (with co-author Chris Mooney)
Salon, July 13, 2009
The Culture Crosser
Chris Mooney and Sheril put C.P. Snow's famous Two Cultures lecture into context.
The New York Academy of Sciences Magazine, Spring 2009
Science On The Campaign Trail
Building the ScienceDebate2008 initiative, lessons from the election, and what's needed to create an environment where the public's understanding and appreciation of science policy will make scientists critical in the political process. (with co-author Shawn Lawrence Otto)
Issues In Science And Technology, Winter 2009
K*I*S*S*I*N*G
AS NATURAL as kissing seems, it also means swapping mucus, bacteria and who knows what else, so how and why would such a behaviour evolve?
New Scientst, Issue 2695. February, 14 2009
The Science Project
How To Rev Up Clean Tech (reporting with Chris Mooney)
Mother Jones, November/December 2008
Bush's Last Stand Against The Environment
Sounding the alarm as the Bush administration prepares last minute rulemakings to undermine the Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act, and other environmental laws. (with co-author Chris Mooney)
Blue Ridge Press, October 10, 2008
Plight Of The Postdoc
Is Modern American Science Strangling Its Young Talents In the Cradle?
Science Progress, June 26, 2008
Science and the Candidates
To raise the profile of science in our national dialogue and in the minds of policy-makers and the public. (with co-authors Chris Mooney, Shawn Lawrence Otto, Matthew Chapman, Austin Dacey, Rush Holt, and Lawrence Krauss)
Science. Volume 320 no. 5873 p. 182 April 11, 2008
A Call for a Presidential Debate on Science and Technology Policy
Announcing the launch of the ScienceDebate2008 initative. (with co-author Matthew Chapman)
The Huffington Post, December 12, 2007
An Evaluation of the Maine Sea Cucumber Resources and Impacts of
Exploitation
(with Yong Chen, Scott Feindel, Lawrence Ray, Drusilla Ray, Russell Leach, and David Leach)
Report to the Northeast Consortium, July 2005
A Tagging Study of the Sea Cucumber (Cucumaria frondosa)
Sea cucumbers in the Gulf of Maine. (with co-authors Scott Feindel and Yong Chen)
Fishery Bulletin, 104(2) 299-302
Preference And Performance of a Willow-feeding Leaf Beetle: Soil Nutrient and Flooding Effects on Host Quality: Soil nutrients can influence adult preference and adult beetles choose high-quality hosts that promote egg production. (with co-authors Steven Lower and Colin Orians)
Oecologia, 136:402-411
A Report on the Status of the Coral Reefs of Bonaire with Advice on the Establishment of Fish Protection Areas
Chapter 7: Diver tourists: the aesthetic and economic value of fish protected areas p. 58-62 Full Report by Robert Steneck and Tim McClanahan
Report to the Bonaire Marine National Park, 2004