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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
March 5, 2018

Categories
Scientific Freedom
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, __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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Sarah Chaffee

Date
March 2, 2018

Categories
Biology
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, Australia, careerism, climate change, free speech, global warming, Great Barrier Reef, Günter Bechly, 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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Sarah Chaffee

Date
February 23, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
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, __k-review, Darwinian theory, eugenics, Francis Galton, Great Minds with Michael Medved, Racism, 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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Sarah Chaffee

Date
February 17, 2018

Categories
Environment & Climate
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, bees, bias, conservation, debate, 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, 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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Sarah Chaffee

Date
February 9, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __edited, animals, chimpanzees, counting, frogs, goats, intelligence, Kyoto University, 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 ›

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Sarah Chaffee

Date
February 5, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, eyes, Geoffrey Simmons, hands, hearing, Howard Glicksman, intelligent design, olfaction, salmon, senses, smell, sound, touch, vision}

Thanks, Dr. Oz — Our Favorite Super Bowl Ad, a Beautiful Celebration of Complex Senses

_{Sarah Chaffee
February 5, 2018

Intelligent Design

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Let’s examine the subject in a little more depth than what a commercial can do in a minute and thirty seconds: Read More ›

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Sarah Chaffee

Date
January 30, 2018

Categories
Botany
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, freezing, hydrological cycle, ice, intelligent design, life, Michael Denton, minerals, mountains, ocean, Paul Davies, rocks, Seattle, soil, surface tension, The Wonder of Water}

Behind Water’s Beauty, Wondrous Utility

_{Sarah Chaffee
January 30, 2018

Botany, Intelligent Design

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"The hydrological cycle has reliably delivered water to the terrestrial ecosystems of planet Earth for millions of years." Read More ›

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Sarah Chaffee

Date
January 26, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Bobby Jindal, conservative, debate, diversity, dogmatism, evolution, intelligent design, Louisiana, Microsoft, National Review Online, Salk Institute, science}

Teaching Science as Dogma Isn’t Teaching Science at All

_{Sarah Chaffee
January 26, 2018

Intelligent Design, Science Education, Scientific Freedom, Technology

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Former Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal writes about the lack of diversity in thought at universities, mentioning intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
January 23, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, Alabama, Bible, Constitution, constitutionality, courts, Discovery Institute, education, Edwards v. Aguillard, evidence, policy, Royal Society, science}

Proposed Evolution Education Policy, Alabama’s HB 258, Is Not a Good Idea

_{Sarah Chaffee
January 23, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Science Education

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What could go wrong? First, if this bill were to be passed, it would be declared unconstitutional by the courts. Read More ›