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Science Writing Tries to Smash Human Exceptionalism

Stone tool use among animals versus the Stone Age provides a useful illustration of the tendency. Read More ›
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With Yet More Politics and Ideology, Top Science Journal Labors to Sink Its Own Reputation

Now, in the mushiest softball Q&A one can imagine, they are boosting an anti-Israel protester. Read More ›
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By Endorsing Political Candidates, Science Mag “Inflames Disdain for Science,” Says Science Writer

He added, however, “The upside is that it could incentivize needed reforms in our ideologically slanted academic and public health institutions.” Read More ›
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Weaponizing Science, Journals Indulge in Political Partisanship

I would say the same thing if they abused the name of science to wrap a Republican, or a Democrat, in it. Read More ›
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Weaponizing Science: Accused Trump Gunman Cited “Natural Selection”

The ethos that would most logically come from recognizing the design in life, every life, is the very opposite of what you'd expect from Darwinism. Read More ›
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Richards: The Most Earth-Like Planet Is Still … Mars

With the discovery of large numbers of exoplanets in the last twenty years, does Earth look as privileged as it once did? Read More ›
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A Year Ago Today, Steve Meyer Met Joe Rogan

“Things seem much different than they did a year ago,” said our colleague Emily Sandico in an office conversation the other day. Read More ›
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“Irreducible Complexity” in the News

In a loose sense, America may be “irreducibly complex” but NPR sure is not. And “diverse”? America is, but NPR certainly isn’t.  Read More ›
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Promoting a Suicide: Shame on Politico

Throughout the story, big-time political consultant Hal Malchow’s planned suicide is depicted as empowering. Read More ›
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Deep Fakes and Propaganda for Artificial General Intelligence

The video shows a supposed table tennis match between a robot and a top human player. Yet the video is not of an actual match. Read More ›

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