Tag: bias

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Author
Rob Stadler

Date
May 26, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, abiogenesis, assumptions, asteroids, bias, confidence, evidence, experiments, Gerald Joyce, investigator intervention, James Tour, Long Story Short, meteors, methodological naturalism, Miller-Urey experiment, murder, natural causes, natural processes, naturalism, origin of life, polymerase, repeatability, researchers, ribozyme, RNA, Science and Culture Today, scientists, self-replicating molecules, Sol Spiegelman, suicide, tabloids, water droplets}

Applying Scientific Method to the Origin of Life Yields Shaky Results

_{Rob Stadler
May 26, 2026

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Scientific Reasoning

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Scientists are not, or should not be, tabloid headline writers. They should only make claims that are strongly supported by evidence. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 24, 2026

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, bias, Casey Luskin, competition, dissent, evolutionary narratives, evolutionary scientists, femur, fossil record, fossils, funding, graduate students, human ancestors, human origins, ID the Future, language, Lenny Esposito, paleoanthropology, paleontology, political pressure, Politics, prestige, Sahelanthropus tchadensis}

Supposed Human Ancestor Falls Victim to Research Politics

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 24, 2026

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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Casey Luskin describes a culture of silence in paleoanthropology driven by competition, prestige, and political pressure. Read More ›

Diverse group of professional scientists talking at the lab

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Author
Rob Stadler

Date
February 2, 2026

Categories
Medicine
Scientific Reasoning
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, amplification, assumptions, atrial fibrillation, bias, claims, clinical trials, confidence, doctors, evidence, evolution, extrapolation, heart rhythm, medical guidelines, medication, medicine, outcomes, patients, proof, prospective study, regulatory bodies, repeatability, retrospective observational study, When Can I Trust What Scientists Say? (series)}

When Can I Trust What Scientists Say?

_{Rob Stadler
February 2, 2026

Medicine, Scientific Reasoning, Scientific Trustworthiness

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Claims are based on evidence, and different kinds and quantities of evidence provide different levels of confidence. Read More ›

Exploded 3D visualization of a bacterial flagellum motor — molecular rotor proteins, membrane layers, proton flow illustrated

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 19, 2025

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, bias, Casey Luskin, censorship, creator, Darwinists, design hypothesis, Discovery Institute, dogmatism, Elon Musk, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, functionality, Grokipedia, Harvard University, intelligent design, intimidation, Irreducible Complexity, John West, Judge John E. Jones, junk DNA, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Larry Sanger, materialism, Pennsylvania, persecution, predictions, USA Today}

Vindicated: Three Dover-Related Predictions of Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
December 19, 2025

Biology, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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The design of the bacterial flagellum, mocked at Dover, is supported in time for the trial's anniversary by research from three Harvard physicists. Read More ›

A symbolic visual of two scales, one side tipped heavily, surrounded by stormy clouds and sparks, representing the tension of a fierce debate

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 19, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Scientific Freedom
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, bias, chess, Darwinian evolution, evidence, evolution, intelligent design, interviews, Jacob Vasquez, podcast, Research, Richard Dawkins, The Design Inference, Truthful Hope, William Dembski, Winston Ewert, writing}

Dembski Has Fun with Evolution’s “Overwhelming Evidence”

_{David Klinghoffer
November 19, 2025

Evolution, Scientific Freedom, Scientific Reasoning

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From Richard Dawkins and the like, William Dembski has heard the phrase many, many times. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 18, 2025

Categories
Scientific Freedom
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Anna Krylov, bias, editors, ideology, integrity, Joe Biden, journals, Kamala Harris, medicine, Nature (journal), objectivity, Patrick T. Brown, propaganda, reform, skepticism, standards, The Free Press, universalism}

With Political Litmus Tests, Science Journals Go Anti-Science

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 18, 2025

Scientific Freedom, Scientific Reasoning

5}

If more scientists follow Anna Krylov’s lead, perhaps these journals can regain the high regard in which they were once held. I certainly hope so. Read More ›

Intricate details of an antique pocket watch mechanism showcasing gears and springs in close-up

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 28, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, bias, Discovery Institute, Elon Musk, encyclopedias, facts, fine-tuning, Grok, Grokipedia, intelligent design, Larry Sanger, philosophy of science, pseudoscience, think tank, United States, Wikipedia, William Dembski, Wired}

On Intelligent Design, Wikipedia Hedges, While Grokipedia Tells (Whoa!) the Truth

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 28, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

5}

There is still plenty of time for Grok to be infiltrated by all kinds of bias and it would certainly be wise to keep checking back. Read More ›

White conceptual keyboard - Wikipedia (key with logotype)

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Date
October 27, 2025

Categories
Computational Sciences
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bias, chatbots, Donald Trump, editors, Elon Musk, generative ai, Gizmodo, intelligent design, Larry Sanger, nonprofit organizations, search engines, Wikipedia}

Cry Us a River: AI Chatbots May Be Killing Wikipedia

_{Science & Culture
October 27, 2025

Computational Sciences, Intelligent Design

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It’s not clear how this will impact a commonly heard criticism of Wikipedia — bias, very much including the subject of intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 16, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Genetics
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, atheism, bias, Christianity, creativity, Darwinian mechanism, evolutionary biologists, faith and science, geneticists, ID the Future, Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, materialists, plants, podcast, religion, Richard Buggs, rigor, Robert Boyle, science, science stopper, scientific process, scientific revolution, scientists, Stephen Meyer}

In Science, Faith Can Improve Rigor and Creativity

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 16, 2025

Faith & Science, Genetics, Scientific Reasoning

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Contrary to the prevailing view, plant geneticist Richard Buggs says his Christian faith motivates his research. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
April 24, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, bias, COSM, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, editors, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, Larry Sanger, Nathan Jacobson, natural selection, random mutation, settled science, truth-seeking, Wikipedia}

Larry Sanger on Wikipedia, AI, and Preserving Human Knowledge

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 24, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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Discovery Institute is no stranger to bias on Wikipedia, of course. Look no further than the Wikipedia entry for intelligent design. Read More ›