Category: Scientific Trustworthiness | Page 3

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
December 17, 2016

Categories
Arts
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __nedited, Alfred Russel Wallace, brain, credulity, falsified theories, fossil record, Loren Eiseley, missing links, natural selection, Neanderthals, Piltdown Man, reason, Royal Society, saltationism, The Descent of Man}

What the Piltdown Hoax Tells Us, 104 Years Later

_{Michael Flannery
December 17, 2016

Arts, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Scientific Trustworthiness

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A curious anniversary falls this weekend. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
December 7, 2016

Categories
Philosophy
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __edited, common science, Critique, p-hacking, science, scientific inquiry, scientific reliability, scientism, Undeniable (book)}

Naval Academy Philosopher: Laypeople Are Entitled to an Opinion on Science Questions

_{Sarah Chaffee
December 7, 2016

Philosophy, Science Education, Scientific Freedom, Scientific Trustworthiness

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The "participatory model" is a worthy complement to Doug Axe's "common science." Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 8, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __tedited, presuppositions, Royal Society}

Day 2 at the Royal Society: A “Knee-Jerk” Jab at Intelligent Design, Applause for “Marginalized Ideas”

_{David Klinghoffer
November 8, 2016

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Trustworthiness

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We could do without the applause. But how about letting advocates of "marginalized ideas" speak? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 26, 2016

Categories
Scientific Reasoning
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __tedited, ad hominem, critical thinking, fact-checking, Jason Rosenhouse, logical fallacies, popular opinion}

Darwinism and “Astroturf”

_{David Klinghoffer
October 26, 2016

Scientific Reasoning, Scientific Trustworthiness

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Here's a helpful concept from investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson. Read More ›

Fire show, dancing with flame, male master juggling with fireworks, performance outdoors, draws a fiery figure in the dark, bright sparks in the night. A man in a suit LED dances with fire.

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
October 14, 2016

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __tedited, consciousness, Darwinism as religion, human mind, Michael Ruse, Mind and Cosmos, misrepresentation, New Atheists, nihilism, self-awareness, straw man, Thomas Nagel}

Roasting a Straw Man: Evolutionist Michael Ruse on Thomas Nagel

_{Jonathan Witt
October 14, 2016

Faith & Science, Philosophy, Scientific Trustworthiness

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You're driving along and notice that a bright philosopher has just mangled beyond recognition the argument of another bright philosopher. Read More ›

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Author
Lee M. Spetner

Date
September 26, 2016

Categories
Scientific Reasoning
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __tedited, Lamarckian theory, Lee Spetner, macroevolution, microevolution, misrepresentation, Modern Synthesis, mutations, observations, probabilities, Response to Criticism, scientific method}

Gloves Off — Responding to David Levin on the Nonrandom Evolutionary Hypothesis

_{Lee M. Spetner
September 26, 2016

Scientific Reasoning, Scientific Trustworthiness

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A scientific theory cannot be established as valid unless the consequences that follow from it correspond to reality. Read More ›

Teacher explaining the skeletal system to group of students

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
September 21, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Geophysics
Science Education
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __k-review, "teach the controversy", “consensus science”, critical thinking, narrative, Next Generation Science Standards, Science Literacy, science standards}

From the American Geophysical Union, Errors and Misconceptions About Science Education

_{Sarah Chaffee
September 21, 2016

Evolution, Geophysics, Science Education, Scientific Trustworthiness

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The truth — that our incredibly diverse universe poses a profound mystery — is far more awesome than some sterile, packaged talking points. Read More ›

Close up vintage microphone in the background of a blurry scene

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 9, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Science Reporting
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, comedy, p-hacking, scientism}

John Oliver Satirizes Science — Safely

_{David Klinghoffer
May 9, 2016

Evolution, Science Reporting, Scientific Trustworthiness

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Roasting other subjects and individuals, Oliver goes for the jugular. Not so when it comes to scientists. Read More ›

Wooden Defendant Dock in Historic Courtroom Interior

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Author
John G. West

Date
November 22, 2013

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __k-review, Bernard Acworth, C.S. Lewis, common descent, Darwin Mythology, Darwin on Trial, Darwinism as religion, dogmatism, evolution, evolutionism, fallibility, hubris, inference, inferential science, intellectual humility, metaphysical naturalism, nature, paradigm shift, persistent scientific errors, Phillip E. Johnson, rhetoric, Richard Dawkins, scientism, The Magician's Twin, undirected process, vestigial structures, Zeitgeist}

Darwin in the Dock: C.S. Lewis’s Critique of "Evolutionism"

_{John G. West
November 22, 2013

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics, Scientific Trustworthiness

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By highlighting the all-too-human frailties of modern science, Lewis made his most important contribution to the evolution debate. Read More ›

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Date
January 2, 2013

Categories
Intelligent Design
Metascience
Scientific Trustworthiness
Technology
Tagged
, __nedited, Big Data, confirmation bias, credibility, data integrity, data science, John Ioannidis, misinformation, mythology, pragmatism, replicability, sciences, scientific credibility, scientific method, scientific reliability, self-correcting, truth, truth-seeking}

Science Can Perpetuate Myths

_{Science & Culture
January 2, 2013

Intelligent Design, Metascience, Scientific Trustworthiness, Technology

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For those who believe science is a self-correcting process leading inexorably to progress in true knowledge about the world, a professor of medical statistics has a heavy dose of realism. Read More ›