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Ethnic Cleansing and Human Evolution
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- March 7, 2008
Why, in Kenya, are the "people of the milk" fighting against people they call "weeds"?
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15 Seconds of Radio Fame
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- February 25, 2008
I talked with WTOP about artificial light and cancer.
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Shedding Light on a Cause of Breast Cancer
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- February 21, 2008
The malignancy is more common in well-lit communities than in naturally dark ones.
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Electric Fabric: More Ways to Tap Ambient Energy
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- February 14, 2008
Could wearing clothes help keep your gizmos charged?
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Tapping the Energy in Every Little Action
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- February 8, 2008
Knee braces, backpacks, and other wearables can generate electricity from our motions.
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Bootlegged Federal Report Spells Trouble for 8 States
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- February 7, 2008
Environmental contamination may be linked to high infant mortality, cancer rates.
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Forecast for the West: Less Snow, More Floods
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- February 1, 2008
Increases in rainfall threaten to inundate reservoirs—and even fuel forest fires.
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Loss of Amazon Jungle Prods Brazil to Act
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- January 25, 2008
With illegal deforestation mounting, officials say they'll increase their vigilance.
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Coffee? Now a Pregnancy No-No, but Other Hazards Look Overblown
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- January 22, 2008
Caffeine and miscarriage, once questionably linked, now seem solidly connected.
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A Rectum, a Finger, and a Lawsuit in New York
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- January 16, 2008
The patient feels violated. Doctors feel it was necessary. A court will decide.
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How Hibernating Bears Beat Bone Loss
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- January 10, 2008
Their bones grow even when they are lying dormant.
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Clockwork in Orange and Black
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- January 8, 2008
Monarch butterflies navigate using an internal compass and a mammal-like clock.
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Fart Like a Kangaroo (and Save the Climate, Too)
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- January 4, 2008
If cows and sheep can, I'm positive we can.
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Why the World Is Inordinately Fond of Beetles
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- December 20, 2007
A study attributes the insects' diversity to their evolutionary hardiness.
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Wearable Bacteria, Fecal Enemas, and Matching Lesbians
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- December 19, 2007
The NIH sets out to study the human body's resident bacteria.
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On the Environmental Virtues of Cohabitation
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- December 5, 2007
Divorcées—and singles—use more resources per person than do couples, roommates, and families.
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The Monolith Called Uluru
By Ben Harder -
Nation & World
- November 16, 2007
Ayers Rock, Australia
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A Thoughtful Blog About Food
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- November 16, 2007
The science column/blog Food for Thought will set your mind in motion.
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Three Bloggers Who Have Influenced Me
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- November 15, 2007
Three people stand out among the many who've influenced my thinking about science and journalism.
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A Roundup of Science and Medical News
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- November 8, 2007
ScienceDaily offers a menu of interesting news releases.
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An Introduction to Thinking Harder
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- November 1, 2007
It will be the public workshop of U.S. News writer and editor Ben Harder.
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Medical Trials Ignore this Placebo Effect
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- October 30, 2007
The randomized, placebo-controlled trial is considered the gold standard of medical experimentation. But could much of what glitters be fool's gold?
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Defibrillators' Weak Link
By Ben Harder -
Health
- October 18, 2007
What to do if there's a failure-prone lead in your chest
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