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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 16, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Sociology
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, __nedited, 1984 (novel), anomalies, cynicism, dissent, elitism, exclusion, expertise, foxes, George Orwell, lions, Normal Science, Paul Nelson, Politics, post-truth, Royal Society, scientific debate, Steve Fuller, The Guardian}

London Guardian Acknowledges the Irony of Excluding ID Advocates from the Royal Society Meeting

_{David Klinghoffer
December 16, 2016

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Sociology

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Sociologist Steve Fuller's theme is what he calls "post-truth." Read More ›

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Brendan Dixon

Date
November 29, 2016

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Political Science
Science Reporting
Technology
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, __nedited, algorithms, Big Data, data integrity, data science, elections, failed predictions, hype, machine learning, Nation, Neil Postman, Politics, predictions, Silicon Valley}

In Election 2016, Why Big Data Took a Tumble

_{Brendan Dixon
November 29, 2016

Political Science, Science Reporting, Technology

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Human judgment and insight, especially trained human judgment and insight, are irreplaceable. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
November 22, 2016

Categories
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Political Science
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, __nedited, Communism, Darwinism, dissent, falsified theories, government funding, Joseph Stalin, Lamarckism, Lysenkoism, Mendelian genetics, Robert Pennock, scientific establishment, Trofim Lysenko}

American Lysenkoism

_{Jonathan Wells
November 22, 2016

History of Science, Intelligent Design, Political Science

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Darwinists have compared intelligent design to Lysenkoism, but they have it backward. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 15, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Linguistics
Science Reporting
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, __tedited, “consensus science”, language, Noam Chomsky, politicization, popular opinion, The Kingdom of Speech}

An Evolutionary View on Speech Isn’t “Settled Science”

_{David Klinghoffer
November 15, 2016

Evolution, Linguistics, Science Reporting

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And in large part it isn't even about science. Read More ›

Chichen Itza Osservatorio — Observatory temple, Chichén Itzá

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Date
November 4, 2016

Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Cultural Anthropology
Intelligent Design
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, __nedited, Anthropic Principle, black holes, closed-mindedness, information theory, limits of science, materialism, Origin, SETI, string theory, theoretical physics, viewpoint diversity}

How Consensus Can Blind Science

_{Science & Culture
November 4, 2016

Astronomy, Cosmology, Cultural Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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Visiting a Mayan temple, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb had a revelation. Read More ›

-powered language translation software for global communication

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
August 16, 2016

Categories
Computational Sciences
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __nedited, artificial intelligence, Big Data, deep learning, games, intuition, language, Neural Networks, semantic information, specialization, translation}

Artificial Intelligence and the Language Barrier

_{Brendan Dixon
August 16, 2016

Computational Sciences, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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If you have a few free minutes, try, for fun, filling them with Google Translate. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 19, 2016

Categories
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __tedited, abstract concepts, abstract thought, animal intelligence, grammar, human intelligence, language, learning, signals}

Here’s How We Could Know if Animals Use Language

_{Michael Egnor
July 19, 2016

Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Perhaps, some critics will argue, animals have language that we haven't detected. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 18, 2016

Categories
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
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, __tedited, abstract concepts, animal communication, animal languages, bird vocalizations, complex structures, complexity, designators, finches, functional complexity, functional specificity, grammar, human language, language, metaphysical, Nature, signal}

Are Birdsongs Language?

_{Michael Egnor
July 18, 2016

Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

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Atheist mathematician Jeff Shallit insists that animals have language. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 15, 2016

Categories
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
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, __tedited, abstract thought, animal intelligence, animal personhood, common sense, David Hume, human intelligence, Jeffrey Shallit, language, Nature}

David Hume Notwithstanding, Abstract Thought in Animals Is a Myth

_{Michael Egnor
July 15, 2016

Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

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Abstract thought in animals is a cultural myth at the heart of the Darwinian understanding of man. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 12, 2016

Categories
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __tedited, abstract concepts, abstract thought, animal languages, designators, ethology, human language, language, mimicry, semantic information, signal}

Do Animals Have Language?

_{Michael Egnor
July 12, 2016

Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Some animals, after sufficient training by human researchers, use signals that mimic language. But mimicry is not language itself. Read More ›