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Image: "Laughing" orangutan, by Malene [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons.

In the NY Times, Primatologist Frans de Waal Takes a Swing at Human Exceptionalism

If we demote ourselves into just another animal in the forest, that is precisely how we will act. Read More ›
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Image credit: Choanoflagellate colony, by Ken Prehoda via University of Oregon.

Researchers Proclaim: Instant Animals by Chance

Hype notwithstanding, both from scientists and the media, it takes more than a random mutation to build an animal. Read More ›
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A Bad Case of Expertitis

The days of extolling objective journalistic discussions of scientific and technocratic issues -- always a bit laughable -- are clearly over. Read More ›
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For Darwin Day, Religion News Service Serves Up One Misstatement After Another

It's easy to see why many people distrust the mainstream media. Read More ›
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A New York Times Writer Blames the Science-Religion Rift on…Intelligent Design?

All is well until James Ryerson winds up to ask, "You might wonder, then, why the conflict myth has such a grip on us today." Read More ›
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Photo: South Dakota State Capitol, by Runner1928 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

From Patrick Anderson at the Argus Leader, More Misinformation on Academic Freedom in South Dakota

We've met reporter Patrick Anderson before. Read More ›

Ten Myths About Dover: #2: "Judge Jones Is a Brilliant, Neutral Legal Scholar Who Figured Out ID"

Jones's extensive copying and the errors this introduced should undermine confidence in his ruling. Read More ›

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