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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 14, 2017

Categories
Geophysics
Origin of Life
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __nedited, ad hoc hypotheses, amino acids, ammonia, carbohydrates, cellular metabolism, early Earth, homochirality, hydrogen, Jack Szostak, lipids, methane, nucleotides, phosphate, RNA, Robert Shapiro, Royal Society, skepticism, Stanley Miller, thermodynamics, V.J. Torley}

The Origin of Life: Dangers of Taking Research Claims at Face Value

_{Brian Miller
December 14, 2017

Geophysics, Origin of Life, Scientific Trustworthiness

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All simulations that purport to be breakthroughs in origins problems follow the same pattern. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
September 12, 2017

Categories
Environment & Climate
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __nedited, “consensus science”, catastrophism, climate change, coercion, Del Ratzsch, epicycles, fallibility, Galileo Affair, Galileo Galilei, heliocentrism, Johannes Kepler, mythology, perverse incentives, Quartz, rhetorical strategies, Roman Catholic, science, scientism, suppressed evidence, technocracy, Tycho Brahe, Warfare Thesis}

The Galileo Affair — A Durable Myth

_{Cornelius Hunter
September 12, 2017

Environment & Climate, Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Scientific Trustworthiness

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The problem with science, as Del Ratzsch has pointed out, is that it is done by people. Read More ›

Police scientist investigates fake dollar bills and passports in criminal investigation unit, conceptual image

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 21, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Metascience
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __edited, activism, censorship, funding, Jonathan Wells, March for Science, National Institutes of Health, Research, research funding, Retraction Crisis, Zombie Science (book)}

What the March for Science Is Really About: Your Money

_{David Klinghoffer
April 21, 2017

Bioethics, Evolution, Metascience, Scientific Freedom

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More research funding sounds nice, but as Jonathan Wells explains, it does the search for truth no favors. Read More ›

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
March 3, 2017

Categories
Ethics
Genetics
History of Science
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __nedited, book reviews, crystallography, DNA, double helix, gene, genomics, Health & Wellness, intelligent design, Linus Pauling, medicine, perverse incentives, Research, scientific integrity, Watson and Crick}

Siddhartha Mukherjee’s History of Genomics Is a Story with a Lesson

_{Brendan Dixon
March 3, 2017

Ethics, Genetics, History of Science, Scientific Trustworthiness

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Writing history is hard. The details and dates, people and places can tumble over one another. Read More ›

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Date
February 15, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __cedited, __image, argument from authority, Darwin's House of Cards, Darwinism, Karl Popper, natural selection, scientism, Tom Bethell}

Authority Replaces Evidence: Hear the Introduction to Darwin’s House of Cards

_{Science & Culture
February 15, 2017

Evolution, Scientific Reasoning, Scientific Trustworthiness

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Tom Bethell tells of how his own skepticism about the logic of natural selection emerged, and describes an interview with Karl Popper. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 1, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Science Reporting
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __nedited, Alex Berezow, anti-science, disinformation, evolutionary psychology, fake news, Real Clear Science, Science Literacy, skepticism}

Ten Tips for Spotting Fake Science News on Evolution

_{David Klinghoffer
February 1, 2017

Evolution, Science Reporting, Scientific Trustworthiness

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Not any journalist who commits one or more of the following is guilty of spreading fake news, but these are things to watch for. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 31, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Science Reporting
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __nedited, book reviews, Charles Darwin, common ancestry, common science, Darwin's House of Cards, Darwinism, Discovery Institute Press, dissent, evolutionary narrative, fossil record, novelty, On the Origin of Species, progress, skepticism, stasis, testability, Tom Bethell}

Tom Bethell’s Rebuke to Fellow Journalists: A Skeptical Look at Evolution Is Not Beyond Your Powers

_{David Klinghoffer
January 31, 2017

Evolution, Science Reporting, Scientific Trustworthiness

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Darwin's edifice rests on a 19th century faith in Progress, propped up by a dogmatic commitment to materialism. Read More ›

Surprised man inside white wardrobe Copy space left

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
January 28, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Metascience
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __nedited, academic freedom, anomalies, failed predictions}

How Big Is Evolution’s Closet?

_{Cornelius Hunter
January 28, 2017

Evolution, Metascience, Scientific Freedom

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No evolutionist who has ever peered into a microscope can look in the mirror and maintain self-respect. Read More ›

Crotophaga ani or Smooth-billed ani The bird is perched on the branch nice natural environment of wildlife..

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 25, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Science Reporting
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __nedited, evolutionary narrative, fake news, Normal Science, Politics, science, Undeniable (book)}

Theory of Evolution? Call It a “Narrative” Instead

_{David Klinghoffer
January 25, 2017

Evolution, Science Education, Science Reporting, Scientific Trustworthiness

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The whole business about "fake news" misses a point that's relevant to considering questions of biological origins. Read More ›

The Great Dome of the MIT in Boston, USA

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Date
December 22, 2016

Categories
Metascience
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __nedited, Big Science, elitism, Federal Government, government funding, perverse incentives, Politics, Research, research funding, tenure}

Let’s Tell the Truth about Science Funding

_{Science & Culture
December 22, 2016

Metascience, Scientific Trustworthiness

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Among all the reasons to doubt the authority of a scientific consensus on all matters, this would be one. Read More ›