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A Colleague’s True Confession — “I Attempted to Edit Wikipedia”

We're experimenting with Facebook Live, allowing us to stream live video from within the offices of Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture. Read More ›
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Meet the Cast of Characters Who Edit Wikipedia’s Page on Intelligent Design

At 6:41 pm someone tries to make a legitimate correction to the Wiki page on ID. By 6:43, an editor has undone the revision. Read More ›
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Email Correspondence with University Dean Reveals Stonewalling Behind Latest Anti-ID Censorship

Whether the context is Wikipedia or the academic scene on the Iberian Peninsula, the scientific “consensus” on ID is maintained by shutting down debate and silencing scholarship. Read More ›
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In Challenging Wikipedia‘s Masked Mob, It’s Not Just Intelligent Design Proponents

The point here, I think, is about standards that are unevenly applied. Is that evidence of axe-grinding? You decide.  Read More ›
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Scientist Protests Wikipedia’s Mob Rule; Gets a Form Letter in Response

Dr. Harris had been a modest donor to the Wikipedia Foundation. This drew a solicitation email from executive director Katherine Maher. Read More ›
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Conference on Intelligent Design Flees Portugal, Escapes Over the Border to Spain

Some ideas are just too risky to discuss in a university setting, and intelligent design is near the top of the list. Read More ›
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Science Philosopher: Science World Beset by “Filters,” “Conformity,” “Hidebound” Thinking

How often have we heard the stale line about how science adores fresh thinking that topples past idols? Read More ›
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How “Notable” Do You Really Have to Be to Merit a Wikipedia Entry?

Yesterday we reported that Wikipedia editors erased the entry for distinguished paleontolgist Günter Bechly, a proponent of the theory of intelligent design. Read More ›
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Freedom on the Football Field – How About in the Science Lab?

The scientific “consensus” has immeasurably more power to coerce and silence, and on matters of far greater importance, than the President of the United States does. Read More ›

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