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

Let’s encourage dissent and embrace an authentically liberal approach to scientific inquiry. Read More ›
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Photo: Protestors for the Great Barrier Reef, by Takver from Australia [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Disallowing Dissent: The Case of Peter Ridd

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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Photo: University College London, by Steve Cadman [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Eugenics Isn’t Ancient History

The London Student reports on a disturbing event hosted, since 2014, on the University College London campus. Read More ›
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Image: James Tour, via University of Waterloo/YouTube.

Toward Self-Scrutiny in Science

Think about how this kind of reasoning relates to the intelligent design and evolution debate. Read More ›
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Education or Obfuscation? Avida in Science Class

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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Photo: Turkish spice merchant, via YouTube/Turkish Airlines.

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

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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Photo: Grace from Seattle, USA (Puget Sound ferriesUploaded by X-Weinzar) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Behind Water’s Beauty, Wondrous Utility

"The hydrological cycle has reliably delivered water to the terrestrial ecosystems of planet Earth for millions of years." Read More ›
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Teaching Science as Dogma Isn’t Teaching Science at All

Former Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal writes about the lack of diversity in thought at universities, mentioning intelligent design. Read More ›
Alabama State Capitol
Photo: Alabama State Capitol, by Eric Hunt (Own work) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons.

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

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

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