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Retraction Watch Guys Hallucinate “Intelligent Design” Yet Again

A helpful formulation comes from podcaster Scott Adams, of “Dilbert” fame, who comments entertainingly on the political scene. Read More ›
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 “Who Designed the Designer?”: Egnor Addresses a Perennial Challenge

Because the challenge is perennial, and because we’re not all philosophers, it’s good to come back to it from time to time. Read More ›
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Photo: Mike Keas, by Robert Crowther. 

In Unbelievable, Mike Keas Highlights Myths and Realities of Anti-Science Persecution

The point of Dr. Keas’s book is historical but also very timely: Scientists who challenge materialism today face discrimination as heretics that squelches their research and teaching. Read More ›
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Photo: Natural History Museum, London, by Diliff [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], from Wikimedia Commons.

U.K. Museum Director Calls for Venerating Evolution as “Irrefutable”

The highest calling for a great museum like Dixon’s is not to be a refuge. It is to be a portal — a portal for scientific discovery. Read More ›
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Photo: An E-Meter, as employed by Scientology, by Daniel Spiess [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons.

So, Who Is Doing “Pseudoscience”?

You will be astonished by how corrupt science can become when reviewers are “very, very vigilant” to protect consensus science. Read More ›
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Chaffee, Sewell: “Evolution — More Certain Than Gravity?”

“Imagine two science teachers. Mr. Smith expects students simply to memorize and correctly regurgitate.” Read More ›
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Here, Evidently, Is How They Teach Evolution at Louisiana State University

This has got to be one of the dopiest, most simple-minded presentations of the subject that I’ve seen. Read More ›
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Did James Cook University Finally Get “Ridd” of Him? An Interesting Case to Follow

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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Photo: University of Pennsylvania Law School, by Jeffrey M. Vinocur (Own work) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons.

A Professor Learns the Price of Speaking Her Mind

Amy Wax describes her experiences after co-authoring a controversial newspaper op-ed. Read More ›

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