One factor that influences the use of the labels “soft science” or “hard science” is gender bias, according to recent research my colleagues and I conducted. Women’s participation varies across STEM ...

Passing the playground at 77th and Amsterdam in 1995 I overheard a child in the sandbox say: “I have an idea!” with such enthusiasm that I stopped to watch and listen. Over the next few weeks I kept ...

Former executives of local shoe company Crocs Inc. recently landed additional capital that could give legs to their new shoemaking venture. Soft Science Inc., an Oceanside Calif. -based company that ...

A few months ago, Soft Science released a B-side cover of House of Love’s titanic 1989 single “I Don’t Know Why I Love You.” The choice of the song and the sharp dynamism of Soft Science’s reading ...

Canid science isn't a soft science and researchers have nothing to defend In response to an essay I posted on February 9 titled "Dogs and Guilt: We Simply Don't Know" (the original title was "Dogs and ...

Women’s participation varies across STEM disciplines. While women have nearly reached gender parity in biomedical sciences, they still make up only about 18% of students receiving undergraduate ...

Canid science isn't a soft science and researchers have nothing to defend In response to an essay I posted on February 9 titled "Dogs and Guilt: We Simply Don't Know" (the original title was "Dogs and ...