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Molecular Biologist Marci Reeves on the Principles of Scientific Thinking

She uses the analogy of a beautifully frosted cake. The bottom layer is the raw data, while additional layers include interpretation, narrative, and hype. Read More ›
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Does Disbelief in Human Evolution Foment Racism?

This study does not provide an adequate explanation as to why belief in evolution would cause one to be less racist. Indeed, the logic seems backwards. Read More ›
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Ignoring Other Research, New Study Explains (Away) the Origin of New Body Plans

Recently, a team of British paleontologists added a new pseudo-explanation. Read More ›
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Introducing the New “Conspiracism” Canard

Here’s a fresh twist on efforts to evade a debate about design in nature by associating ID with tendencies in thought that many people find disreputable. Read More ›
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Jerry Coyne Is Determined to Deny Free Will

The deterministic view is that our choices are entirely determined by our current physical state (neurochemistry, gene expression, etc.) and our natural history. Read More ›

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