diverse-group-of-professional-scientists-talking-at-the-lab-152181252-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Rob Stadler Date February 2, 2026 CategoriesMedicineScientific ReasoningScientific 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 6 Claims are based on evidence, and different kinds and quantities of evidence provide different levels of confidence. Read More ›
Dawkins-expelled Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date February 18, 2020 CategoriesBiologyHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , __edited, animals, chihuahua, cows, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian evolution, devolution, eugenics, extrapolation, genes, horses, humans, Marshall McLuhan, Michael Behe, New York Times, pigs, Richard Dawkins, University College London If Human Eugenics Wouldn’t Work, Human Evolution Has a Big Problem David Klinghoffer February 18, 2020 Biology, Human Origins and Anthropology 4 Richard Dawkins got his wings clipped over the weekend, following a claim on Twitter. Read More ›
765px-Edmond_de_Belamy Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date June 1, 2019 CategoriesArtsComputational SciencesNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , __nedited, artificial intelligence, Charles Darwin, CNN, computer, creativity, extrapolation, Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, machines, Mind Matters, MIT, Neural Networks, neuroscience, Robert J. Marks II Robert Marks: Why “Edmond de Belamy” Is Bunk David Klinghoffer June 1, 2019 Arts, Computational Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind 2 It has to do with the difference between interpolation and extrapolation. Read More ›
Woolly mammoth cover Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date March 3, 2017 CategoriesEvolutionGeneticsPaleontology Tagged , __edited, devolution, extinction, extrapolation, fossils, genome sequencing, PLoS Genetics, woolly mammoth Evolution in Action? The End of the Woolly Mammoth David Klinghoffer March 3, 2017 Evolution, Genetics, Paleontology 4 Prehistoric creatures don't come any more poignant than mammoths. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date May 12, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsEvolutionPhilosophy Tagged , __tedited, argument, atheism, biases, bioethics, candor, censorship, debate, dialogue, evolutionary assumptions, extrapolation, Justin Brierley, meaning, metaethics, morality, opinions, Peter Singer, purpose, Richard Weikart, suffering In a Debate with Peter Singer, Richard Weikart Drills Down to the Bottom of Atheist Ethics David Klinghoffer May 12, 2016 Bioethics, Evolution, Philosophy 3 Just when you are thinking regretfully about how our critics flee from a fair fight on relevant issues, along comes bioethicist Dr. Singer. Read More ›
