Beyond pulp: trailblazers of science fiction’s golden age

Science Journalism’s Unlikely Golden Age

Science fictions: Comment on Godfrey-Smith

This is a comment on Peter Godfrey-Smith’s, ‘‘Models and Fictions in Science’’. The comments explore problems he raises if we treat model systems as fictions in a naturalized and deflationary framework.

Golden rice and beyond.

The term “golden rice” was coined by a Thai businessman who is active in initiatives aimed at reducing the birth rate, a major cause of the food security problem. As it turned out, the term “golden rice” has proven to be enormously successful in piquing the interest of the public. (I gave up tallying its mention in the popular media after more than 30 television broadcasts and 300 newspaper art...

The Golden Age of Botany.

Obituary: COOPER and PROFESSOR R. A. BRINK, On the Obituary: Localization of Enzymes in Nerve Fibers: DRs. D. Alexander Lowy: DR. ALEXANDER SILVERMAN. NACHMANSOHN and H. B. STEINBACH .............................. 75 Orin F. Stafford: DR. F. L. SHINN. Recent Deaths 62 Scientific Events: Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods: War Work of the Canadian Research Council; The A Color Reaction ...

The Golden Age of AI