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As a sociologist I often get heartburn listening to others talk about evolution. As every sociology student knows, from the time Herbert Spencer first coined his “survival of the fittest,” Darwin’s thoughts have been used, misused, and exploited in service…
It appears not. As of February 25, 2012, the death toll in Afghanistan keeps climbing (28 killed in one week of rioting), but this time it’s not because of terrorism, or because of some sneaky campaign by the Taliban or…
Dr. Michael Sosteric | Feb 07, 2012 | Comments 0 Here’s a little advertising video for the book Good Science. It’s a great little book if you ask me and its message, that scientist always look to find out the…
Dr. Michael Sosteric | Jan 23, 2012 | Comments 1 Science, science, science. Has there ever been a thing more wondrous and beautiful, terrible and ugly, than science? From acetylsalicylic acid to atom bombs, Prozac to Pontiac, it is impossible…
Is it really possible to have 800 “friends.” Does connecting through FaceBook really mean you’re connected in life? Or does the proliferation of one-click social media really represent the emasculation OF human social contact? Like the reduction of human marriage…
Now here’s a kick in the head. They know where you are. And by “they” I mean everybody. Anybody with even a minimum online presence in today’s surveillance/social networks leaves a global footprint that anybody can trace. Sounds reasonable if…
Feminism is Queer is an introduction to the intimately related disciplines of gender and queer theory. Whilst guiding the reader through complex theory, the author develops the original position of queer feminism, which presents queer theory as continuous with feminist…
Dr. Michael Sosteric | Apr 20, 2012 | Comments 0 Please help the Socjourn and take our reader survey. It is anonymous and we won’t share any information with Big Brother. Most important, some decent reader statistics will help us…
Big bucks in buff bods and super-powers. Collectively we have a fantasy, a fetish perhaps, with notions of super power and hidden divinity. From the X-men to Superman to The Hulk, perhaps there is something more than the the mere…
Dr. Michael Sosteric | Jan 23, 2012 | Comments 1 Science, science, science. Has there ever been a thing more wondrous and beautiful, terrible and ugly, than science? From acetylsalicylic acid to atom bombs, Prozac to Pontiac, it is impossible…
