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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
June 11, 2018

Categories
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, abstract thought, Adrian Dyer, animals, Aristotle, artificial intelligence, Australia, dog, food, honeybees, humans, Melbourne, neurons, nothing, researchers, universals, visual cortex, zero}

Can Bees Understand the Concept of “Zero”?

_{Michael Egnor
June 11, 2018

Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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The scientists credited the bees with more intelligence than some humans. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
June 9, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
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, __k-review, Aeon, African Americans, Australia, California, Canada, Darwinism, eugenics, Human Zoos, humanity, humans, India, indigenous people, La Trobe University, sterilization, United Nations, USAID, women}

Eugenic Sterilization Is STILL Going On

_{Sarah Chaffee
June 9, 2018

Bioethics

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Robert Wilson’s work brought him into contact with survivors of Canada’s eugenics regime, eventually drawing him into research and advocacy. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
June 7, 2018

Categories
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, algae, astronaut, Australia, Canada, climate change, Darwin Day in America, evolution, free speech, global warming, Great Barrier Reef, Human Zoos, Julie Payette, Peter Ridd, Research, scientists, The New Atlantis}

Which Scientists Get to Have Free Speech?

_{Sarah Chaffee
June 7, 2018

Scientific Freedom

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Does the “scientific consensus” mean that only scientists who follow the majority are entitled to have their say? Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
June 2, 2018

Categories
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, Australia, censorship, climate change, evolution, Free Science, free speech, global warming, Granville Sewell, Great Barrier Reef, James Cook University, Marine Geophysical Laboratory, Peter Ridd, Richard Sternberg, scientists, Scott Minnich}

Did James Cook University Finally Get “Ridd” of Him? An Interesting Case to Follow

_{Sarah Chaffee
June 2, 2018

Scientific Freedom

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Remember Peter Ridd, the scientist who studied the Great Barrier Reef and spoke out against those who said it showed evidence of global warming? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 11, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __k-review, Australia, elder suicide, euthanasia, Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, New York Times, Philip Nitschke, Switzerland}

Media Feeding Frenzy as David Goodall Commits Assisted Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 11, 2018

Bioethics, Science Reporting

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Goodall held a last press conference, complete with a media photography feeding frenzy of popping flashes. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
March 2, 2018

Categories
Biology
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, Australia, careerism, climate change, Climate Change: The Facts 2017, free speech, global warming, Great Barrier Reef, Günter Bechly, Institute of Public Affairs, James Cook University, paleontology, Peter Ridd, Richard Sternberg, science, Washington Post}

Disallowing Dissent: The Case of Peter Ridd

_{Sarah Chaffee
March 2, 2018

Biology, Scientific Freedom

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This is a familiar type of story to anyone who follows the news about academic freedom, especially on the subject of evolution. Read More ›

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Date
November 13, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Arthur C. Clarke, Australia, biosphere, coincidences, earth, fire, greenhouse gas, ID the Future, life, Melbourne, Michael Denton, organisms, oxygen, ozone, photosynthesis, planet, podcast, spontaneous combustion, The Wonder of Water, water}

Remarkable Coincidences in Photosynthesis

_{Science and Culture
November 13, 2017

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Science

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From the specific energy of visible light to the unique properties of water, this degree of improbability screams DESIGN. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 28, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, assisted suicide, Australia, barbiturates, compassion, euthanasia, Jack Kevorkian, Philip Nitschke, teenagers}

A Rock Star of the Euthanasia Movement

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 28, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

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Philip Nitschke calls for poison pills for senior citizens and "troubled teens." Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 17, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __k-review, assisted suicide, Australia, Compassion and Choices, euthanasia, friends, Hemlock Society, media, Newsweek, The New Yorker}

Normalizing Suicide Parties

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 17, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine, Science Reporting

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The latest example comes in a New Yorker essay by Cory Taylor, a woman with a terminal illness. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 28, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Australia, convergence, Darwinism, evolutionary theory, fish, James Cook University, Jonathan Wells, Zombie Science (book)}

Zombie Science: Jonathan Wells on Convergence Versus Common Ancestry

_{David Klinghoffer
June 28, 2017

Evolution, Life Sciences

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Darwinism is quite a theory. Everything and anything confirms it. Read More ›