The IQ trap: how the new genetics could transform education

The Blank Slate is cracking: With polygenic scores corroborating twin & adoption studies in showing IQ is in good part heritable, even schools & left-leaning mags are walkiing back the tabula rasa. https://t.co/mpKTDB8sQ7

— Steven Pinker (@sapinker) April 18, 2018

The Hubble Space Telescope finds an ‘Einstein Ring’

The Hubble Space Telescope finds an ‘Einstein Ring’ https://t.co/p5RY5BWMd4 pic.twitter.com/fut2hDmH0v

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) April 13, 2018

The bending of light by a gravitational body was predicted by Albert Einstein in 1912...

Scientists 'Self-Censor' Climate Change Language to Protect Funding

Scientists 'Self-Censor' Climate Change Language to Protect Funding https://t.co/T4S56KmupL #trending pic.twitter.com/oKMkgNO7wm

— #PJMedia (@PJMedia_com) November 30, 2017

SUPERHUMANS: Chips in brains delete memories, fight disease...

SUPERHUMANS: Chips in brains delete memories, fight disease... https://t.co/13bo0uZ9hU

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) November 9, 2017

Scientists discover 91 volcanoes below Antarctic ice sheet

Scientists discover 91 volcanoes below Antarctic ice sheet https://t.co/zLAIDOBtxZ pic.twitter.com/niIRBHHmYt

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) August 15, 2017

This is in addition to 47 already known about... Scientists have uncovered the largest volcanic region on Earth – two kilometres below the surface of the vast ice sheet that covers west Antarctica.

The project, by Edinburgh University researchers, has revealed almost 100 volcanoes – with the highest as tall as the Eiger, which stands at almost 4,000 metres in Switzerland.

Geologists say this huge region is likely to dwarf that of east Africa’s volcanic ridge, currently rated the densest concentration of volcanoes in the world.

And the activity of this range could have worrying consequences, they have warned. “If one of these volcanoes were to erupt it could further destabilise west Antarctica’s ice sheets,” said glacier expert Robert Bingham, one of the paper’s authors. “Anything that causes the melting of ice – which an eruption certainly would – is likely to speed up the flow of ice into the sea.

“The big question is: how active are these volcanoes? That is something we need to determine as quickly as possible.”

Pres. Trump signs two bills to promote women entering the STEM field

MOMENTS AGO: Pres. Trump signs laws supporting women in science and entrepreneurship https://t.co/T5uqoA85rO pic.twitter.com/qqxeZB9jTA

— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 28, 2017

#BREAKING News: President #Trump signs bill encouraging women in science. pic.twitter.com/0PDYDFff9x

— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) February 28, 2017

In the Oval, Pres Trump signs bills to support women for science, technology, engineering and math jobs; and bill to assist women inventors. pic.twitter.com/gJLzjWVtFe

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) February 28, 2017

Pres. Trump signs two bills to promote women entering the STEM field -- the Inspire Act and the Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act. pic.twitter.com/CTFVjHprpv

— ABC News (@ABC) February 28, 2017

Proud to support the signing of H.R. 321 & 255. #ClosingTheGenderGap in STEM fields is vital to innovation and workforce development. #STEM pic.twitter.com/9VsIbTxDEO

— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) February 28, 2017

Trump To Send NASA Back To The Moon In 2019

Trump To Send NASA Back To The Moon In 2019 https://t.co/vFwbMqgTkE pic.twitter.com/BsUrHIXkhB

— The Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 28, 2017

Under Obama, NASA Loses A Planet. Under #Trump , #NASA Finds Seven In One Month

Under Obama, NASA Loses A Planet. Under Trump, NASA Finds Seven In One Month https://t.co/EIcDYA1NDL pic.twitter.com/QTn5dDPvJ9

— The Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 23, 2017

Hundreds Of Scientists Urge Trump To Pull Out Of A 25-Year-Old UN Environmental Treaty: "There is clear evidence that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide is environmentally helpful to food crops and other plants that nourish all life. It is plant food, not poison”

Big List: Now scientists want U.S. out of U.N. climate agency https://t.co/sk7unBoWiU via @worldnetdaily

— WND News (@worldnetdaily) February 24, 2017

Hundreds Of Scientists Urge Trump To Pull Out Of A 25-Year-Old UN Environmental Treaty https://t.co/RI5885yYDm pic.twitter.com/D9rYhIupcO

— The Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 24, 2017

World leaders duped by manipulated global warming data...

Monday Mirthiness – NOAA vs. reality https://t.co/dAAGJzClkC pic.twitter.com/mqyVtjfEME

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) February 6, 2017

World leaders duped by manipulated global warming data... https://t.co/5nppdU2UlH

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) February 6, 2017

The Mail on Sunday can reveal a landmark paper exaggerated global warming

It was rushed through and timed to influence the Paris agreement on climate change

America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration broke its own rules

The report claimed the pause in global warming never existed, but it was based on misleading, ‘unverified’ data...

NOAA whistleblower reveals a telling hallmark of junk science: https://t.co/QfzS3syV8X pic.twitter.com/5Dh0GMsgYO

— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) February 7, 2017

Scientists sniff out new antibiotic -- inside human nose...

Scientists sniff out new antibiotic -- inside human nose... https://t.co/H5Uvus8ILw

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) July 27, 2016

Scientists 'REVERSE' menopause.

Scientists 'REVERSE' menopause... https://t.co/hrCVqEu6RD

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) July 20, 2016

A group of Nobel Prize-winners have signed onto a campaign demanding activist groups and their seemingly willing accomplices in the press refrain from spreading misinformation about the science behind genetically modified foods.

GMOs showcase how bad journalists do covering science https://t.co/6Au0PLgsc6

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) July 1, 2016

"The media very often likes to present a supposedly balanced argument," Sir Richard Roberts, who is spearheading the campaign along with fellow Nobel Prize-winner Philip Sharp, told the Washington Examiner's media desk Thursday.

"They present it as though it's a 50/50 deal, rather than the fact that it's a 99-to-1 percent. The media have to do a better job. They just have to do a better job of estimating where is the consensus and if you want to bring another view in, you have to point out it's a minority view," he added.

Inside climate propaganda

Inside climate propaganda https://t.co/01qajuaVFF pic.twitter.com/a8J37lkLOd

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) May 1, 2016

Human Life Begins With Bright Flash of Light

Human Life Begins With Bright Flash of Light https://t.co/hRi8eMjtNh

— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) April 30, 2016

NASA testing whether Potatoes can Grow on Mars

NASA testing whether Potatoes can Grow on Mars https://t.co/p3iYvyXIPA pic.twitter.com/EemNKHNzTY

— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) March 17, 2016

Pluto's rugged 'badlands' and mountainous shoreline are revealed in incredible detail

Pluto's rugged 'badlands' and mountainous shoreline are revealed in incredible detail https://t.co/pfi2HuhY5A pic.twitter.com/zML86uDdBc

— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) December 4, 2015

Researchers have found evidence of “streaks … formed by salty water” on Mars

"Water on Mars: What Does It Really Mean?" http://t.co/OXK5LQflj1 #science #feedly

— Thomas R. Stevenson (@ThomasStevenson) September 30, 2015

Is reality surpassing science-fiction on #Mars | @ashleydvo @exploremars @fxnscitech http://t.co/JuyRZ8QobG pic.twitter.com/sFy2UxTgef

— FoxNews.com Live (@FoxNewsLive) September 30, 2015

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee was furious after learning a manned flight involving Matt Damon reached Mars before NASA.

— WH PRESS SECRETARY (@weknowwhatsbest) September 30, 2015

MORE: Researchers have found evidence of “streaks … formed by salty water” on Mars http://t.co/9tMMf1XR2G

— TheBlazeNOW (@TheBlazeNOW) September 28, 2015

[RPT] Seasonal Streaks Point to Recent Flowing Water on Mars: http://t.co/02dhLOWE7o (follow link for explanation) pic.twitter.com/huTiICMwqB

— Astro Pic Of The Day (@apod) September 30, 2015

A frost avalanche on #Mars caught in the act by @HiRISE http://t.co/DDlET9Tl11 cc: @elakdawalla @coreyspowell @esa pic.twitter.com/ZdbV8Z0X3V

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 30, 2015

We now know water flows on Mars. Did you know we're working to send humans: http://t.co/ptSYFvcuu3 #MarsAnnouncement pic.twitter.com/RGoZXkGA6T

— NASA (@NASA) September 28, 2015

How NASA's 'Real Martians' Are Preparing for Manned Trips to Mars http://t.co/H8SgjXSBsS

— Daryle Lockhart (@darylelockhart) September 30, 2015

Skywatchers are salivating over nature's greatest sky show even though it's 2 years away

Skywatchers are salivating over nature's greatest sky show even though it's 2 years away http://t.co/u67MpRI0RE pic.twitter.com/FZ5lrmlyak

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 22, 2015

Springer Publishing, one of the world’s leading publishers of Science, Technology and Medicine (STM) books and journals, issued an announcement this week that 64 different professional articles, primarily in the medical field, had been retracted.

Leading science publisher retracts dozens of papers for fake peer reviews http://t.co/LbvAF2ViN9

— HotAir.com (@hotairblog) August 19, 2015

It turns out that the vaunted peer review process, designed to ensure that multiple sets of experts evaluate the quality of the work before it hits the presses, had fallen apart. The peer reviews in some cases were found to be “highly suspicious” with bogus email addresses and questionable credentials.