From TNR, Molly Mirhashem on how a bogus scientific study becomes Internet fact; and Alice Robb on the duck penis paradox: Is too much Internet pop science drowning out the serious stuff? Roald Hoffmann on the tensions of scientific storytelling: Science depends on compelling narratives. The enduring scariness of the mad scientist: Cari Romm on why people still find Dr. Frankenstein and company so unsettling — and what that reveals about the public's relationship to science. Declan Fahy on Hollywood’s newest hero stereotype: The scientist. The face of science: Sam Kean on how Albert Einstein became a celebrity. John Travis on Twitter's science stars. Alexandra Ossola on how too many kids quit science because they don't think they're smart. Women don't stick with the sciences — here's why. Science has a sexual assault problem: Female scientists conducting field research are under threat — and often from their own team. Wendy Williams and Stephen Ceci on how academic science isn't sexist. Do you know Elise Andrew? The creator of the Facebook page “I fucking love science” is journalism’s first self-made brand (and more). “Stand back, I'm going to try science”: Gavin Edwards interviews Randall Munroe, author of What If? From Wonkblog, what’s a bigger driver of science denial, politics or religion? To untangle the relationship, let's turn to the data. The provocative case of liberals denying science: whether the evolutionary history of human beings has an important influence on our present day behavior. Coral Davenport on why Republicans keep telling everyone they’re not scientists: The refrain from Republicans is a stopgap between two politically untenable positions — the denial of climate change and the embrace of policies to address it. Sarah Palin says climate change is the new eugenics. Chris Mooney on how tea partiers and traditional Republicans are split on science. Maggie Severns on the next battle in the war on science: The GOP Congress is ready to attack science agency funding in 2015.
