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human embryos
Photo: ZEISS Microscopy from Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Humanity and Personhood of an Embryo

A sperm and an egg separately constitute a potential human. But when they unite, the result is a human being from the moment of fertilization. Read More ›
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This Is Science? Top Medical Journal Goes After … Capitalism

Having strived to transform global warming into a planetary health emergency, it has now published a screed attacking “commercialism” for killing the planet. Read More ›
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Woke Watch: The Ideological Transformation of Medical Journals

Now, the political alarm is over "planetary health," which covers a lot of, er, ground. Read More ›
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Photo: March for Science, 2017, Brisbane, by interestedbystandr, via Flickr.

As Trust in Science Sinks, Prestigious Journal Decides to Showcase Yet Another Politicized Scientist

The world’s most prestigious science journal just published an ex-astronomer's remarkable screed. Read More ›
Northwest Crown Fire Experiment
Northwest Crown Fire Experiment
Photo: Northwest Crown Fire Experiment, by permission of the USDA Forest Service / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5).

Why We Can’t Trust the Science Journals — A Climate Scientist Explains

Patrick Brown left academia so he could engage in better science. And, that allowed him to write this article. Read More ›
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Shift from “Evidence-Based” to “Science-Based” Medicine Would Stifle Debate

Trust must be earned, not imposed. Information gatekeepers can be wrong. The danger of censorship in the name of “science” is growing. Read More ›
pocket watch
Photo: Pocket watch, an image Wikipedia links with intelligent design because it’s meant to suggest an association with William Paley and the antiquated “watchmaker analogy”; by Hannes Grobe (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

On ID, Myth Persists that Wikipedia Is Reliable, though Co-Founder Has Called It “Appallingly Biased”

I was reminded of this by an exchange today on Twitter, or X, or however somebody “rebrands” it tomorrow. Read More ›
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Sacrificing Pre-Natal Wellness for Gender Ideology

We're told that applying a precautionary principle to protecting gestating babies is transphobic and akin to eugenics. Read More ›
Doctor writing out RX prescription
Doctor writing out RX prescription
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England’s National Health Service Bans Most Puberty-Blocking

The science is not settled. The time is long past for the woke media and medical associations to recognize this fact. Read More ›
elderly mask
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To Restore Faith in Public Health, We Need Truth Commissions

We have seen the erosion of the scientific method through the suppression of dissenting points of view. Read More ›

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