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Doug Axe
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Günter Bechly
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David Berlinski
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Eric Cassell
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
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Guillermo Gonzalez
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer
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Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
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Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Science Reporting

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Wesley J. Smith
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March 26, 2025
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Schiavo Case Was a Terrible Cultural Tipping Point

Wesley J. Smith
March 26, 2025
Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Science Reporting
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The case elevated the culture of death into a conflagration. It boosted the passage of assisted suicide laws. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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March 26, 2025
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On Science and Other Subjects, the “Experts” Have Blown Up Their Own Credibility

Denyse O’Leary
March 26, 2025
Neuroscience & Mind, Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom
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Long time free speech advocate Greg Lukianoff and Angel Eduardo dissect the Cancel Culture that makes distrust a quite reasonable choice. Read More ›
Forrest-Mims
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David Klinghoffer
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March 20, 2025
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“What Is a Scientist?” A Fine Review for Forrest Mims

David Klinghoffer
March 20, 2025
Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom
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"A critique of scientific elitism, and a guidebook for anyone who wants to pursue real science — regardless of credentials." Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
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March 13, 2025
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PETA Sues NIH for Violating Its “First Amendment Right” to Talk to Monkeys

Wesley J. Smith
March 13, 2025
Bioethics, Science Reporting
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There is not one modern medical treatment or intervention that does not involve animal research at some point in the process. Read More ›
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NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., speaks at the 2017 Rare Disease Day at NIH.
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John G. West
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March 10, 2025
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Bioethics
Ethics
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Francis Collins Stands Up for DEI, High Overhead, and Unethical Research?

John G. West
March 10, 2025
Bioethics, Ethics, Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom
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At least Collins has made it harder to ignore his real agenda by appearing at this partisan political rally. Read More ›
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March 2, 2025
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How NASA Might Change Soon

Science and Culture
March 2, 2025
Planetology, Science Reporting
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There has been much speculation in the tech media over the current government shakeup. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
January 31, 2025
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Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Paleontology
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Science Writing Tries to Smash Human Exceptionalism

Denyse O’Leary
January 31, 2025
Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Paleontology, Science Reporting
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Stone tool use among animals versus the Stone Age provides a useful illustration of the tendency. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
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October 19, 2024
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With Yet More Politics and Ideology, Top Science Journal Labors to Sink Its Own Reputation

Wesley J. Smith
October 19, 2024
Bioethics, Science Reporting
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Now, in the mushiest softball Q&A one can imagine, they are boosting an anti-Israel protester. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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September 19, 2024
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By Endorsing Political Candidates, Science Mag “Inflames Disdain for Science,” Says Science Writer

Denyse O’Leary
September 19, 2024
Bioethics, Science Reporting
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He added, however, “The upside is that it could incentivize needed reforms in our ideologically slanted academic and public health institutions.” Read More ›
March for Science
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David Klinghoffer
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September 17, 2024
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Weaponizing Science, Journals Indulge in Political Partisanship

David Klinghoffer
September 17, 2024
Bioethics, Science Reporting
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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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