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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
March 29, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, "teach the controversy", Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, atheism, critical thinking, Darwinian theory, David Berlinski, Discovery Institute, education, evolution, intelligent design, irony, mutations, Neil deGrasse Tyson, probability, science, skepticism, stochastic processes}

Calling for Critical Thinking on Science, Darwinist Cites David Berlinski

_{Sarah Chaffee
March 29, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Education

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Equipping people to be “their own science referees” is a large part of the mission of the intelligent design movement. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
March 15, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, American Medical Association, Baltimore, evidence, evolution, Free Science, insurance, Johns Hopkins University, litigation, malpractice, medicine, orthodoxy, patients, physicians, Washington D.C}

The Costs of Defensive Science

_{Sarah Chaffee
March 15, 2018

Evolution, Medicine

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In our highly litigious society, physicians and other health-care professionals often practice what is known as “defensive medicine.” Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
March 13, 2018

Categories
Mathematics
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Sociology
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, coercion, culture, Don McDonald, evolution, Free Science, free speech, Granville Sewell, op-ed, Philadelphia Inquirer, science, tolerance, Wall Street Journal}

A Professor Learns the Price of Speaking Her Mind

_{Sarah Chaffee
March 13, 2018

Mathematics, Science Education, Scientific Freedom, Sociology

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Amy Wax describes her experiences after co-authoring a controversial newspaper op-ed. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
March 8, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, creationism, curriculum, evolution, Florida, Glenn Branch, legislation, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), nature, Neo-Darwinism, science, science education}

Shock: Florida Laws Would Give Floridians a Say on Science Education

_{Sarah Chaffee
March 8, 2018

Evolution, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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Nature listens to the National Center for Science Education, promoting fears of "flat-Earthers." Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
March 5, 2018

Categories
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, evolution, Free Science, intelligent design, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Martin Gaskell, National Museum of Natural History, New York Times, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Royal Society, Scott Minnich, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Meyer, Third Way of Evolution, University of Idaho, University of Kentucky, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post}

New Website Advocates Free Science — An Idea Vital to the Progress of Knowledge

_{Sarah Chaffee
March 5, 2018

Scientific Freedom

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Let’s encourage dissent and embrace an authentically liberal approach to scientific inquiry. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
March 2, 2018

Categories
Biology
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, Australia, careerism, climate change, Climate Change: The Facts 2017, free speech, global warming, Great Barrier Reef, Günter Bechly, Institute of Public Affairs, James Cook University, paleontology, Peter Ridd, Richard Sternberg, science, Washington Post}

Disallowing Dissent: The Case of Peter Ridd

_{Sarah Chaffee
March 2, 2018

Biology, Scientific Freedom

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This is a familiar type of story to anyone who follows the news about academic freedom, especially on the subject of evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
February 23, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Darwinian theory, eugenics, Francis Galton, Great Minds with Michael Medved, Racism, Richard Lynn, Richard Weikart, United Kingdom, University College London}

Eugenics Isn’t Ancient History

_{Sarah Chaffee
February 23, 2018

Bioethics, Evolution

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The London Student reports on a disturbing event hosted, since 2014, on the University College London campus. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
February 17, 2018

Categories
Environment & Climate
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, bees, bias, conservation, debate, environmental science, evolution, intelligent design, James Tour, pesticides, Phys.org, prebiotic chemistry, Research, Rice University, science, toxicity}

Toward Self-Scrutiny in Science

_{Sarah Chaffee
February 17, 2018

Environment & Climate, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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Think about how this kind of reasoning relates to the intelligent design and evolution debate. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
February 16, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, avida, computer simulation, Darwinists, education, evolution, Evolutionary Informatics Lab, intelligent design, Robert J. Marks II, software, students, teacher, The American Biology Teacher, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Education or Obfuscation? Avida in Science Class

_{Sarah Chaffee
February 16, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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You might think teaching about evolution in public schools is already about as misleading as it can be. Then, you find, it gets worse. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
February 9, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __edited, animals, chimpanzees, counting, frogs, goats, intelligence, Kyoto University, Natalie Angier, New York Times, numbers, Royal Society, spiders}

Sure, Animals Count; But Can They Count?

_{Sarah Chaffee
February 9, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind

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What is the nature, and extent, of animal intelligence? Read More ›