Learn more about the discovery of the electron and why J.J. Thomson often gets the credit.

Is science reform stunted by lack of theory? Source: Photo by Mwabonje from Pexels The new sociology manuscript on the current scientific reform movement ends with a damning sentence: “Metascience has ...

Pauses in funding, communication freezes, reductions in funds to research institutions and the dismissal of scientists at federal agencies threaten American science. While some may support such ...

Most of us are aware of the deep problems in the current US pharmaceutical industry. Yet few may realize that today’s issues stem from changes that occurred centuries ago. As I explain in The ...

Problem of cause -- The scientific revival of the sixteenth century -- A century of confusion -- The new science of motion -- The revolution in astronomy -- Innovation in biology -- New systems of ...