Young Investigators in Toxicology: Is There a Crisis?

Young investigators in toxicology: is there a crisis?

Reduced investment in research, sequester uncertainty, and the ever-decreasing spending power of the NIH budget over the past several years have been extremely trying for the scientific enterprise, straining the infrastructure on which so many of us depend. Several have written on the topic and proposed solutions to deal with these challenges. Notably, Ron Daniels, President of Johns Hopkins Un...

Is There a Caring Crisis?

Is there a crisis in clinical consultations?

At medical school and beyond, a great deal of training focuses on the clinical consultation. There is a vast literature devoted to the subject. Thousands of medical educators worldwide spend their time inculcating good consulting skills in students and trainees. Yet we pay surprisingly little attention to the real-life conditions in which consultations actually take place. These are often far f...

Is There a Crisis in Generative Linguistics?

The claim is not just that one finds questionable examples in linguistics papers, but that lax data-collection standards have led to the growth of theories that are based upon bogus data. If these charges stick, then we face a genuine crisis. In order for there to be a crisis, however, it would need to be the case that (i) Intuitive judgments have led to generalizations that are widely accepted...

Why Believe That There Is a God?

This article presents an argument for the existence of God, showing that the evident phenomena are best explained by supposing that a God causes them. The argument is based on the inductive force of four very evident general phenomena: that there is a physical Universe; that it is governed by very simple natural laws; that those laws are such as to lead to the existence of human bodies; and tha...