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March for Science
Photo: Bill Nye and the March for Science, by Paul and Cathy / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0).

Weaponizing Science, Journals Indulge in Political Partisanship

I would say the same thing if they abused the name of science to wrap a Republican, or a Democrat, in it. Read More ›
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Photo: Alexander H. Stephens, by Matthew Brady, via Wikimedia Commons.

Scientific Racism and the Confederate Flag

Alexander H. Stephens was Vice President of the Confederacy. In 1861 he delivered an oration justifying slavery and rebellion on scientific grounds. Read More ›
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Scientific Racism and the Confederate Flag

Alexander H. Stephens was Vice President of the Confederacy. In 1861 he delivered an oration justifying slavery and rebellion on scientific grounds. Read More ›
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How to Restore Science’s Lost Luster

More and more, the scientific establishment looks like a special interest group with biases of their own. Read More ›
Stephen Meyer
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Photo: Stephen Meyer (screenshot), “March for Science or March for Scientism? Understanding the Real Threats to Science in America,” via YouTube.

Listen: Stephen Meyer on How Evolution Degrades Information

Dr. Meyer spoke at a 2017 event, “March for Science or March for Scientism? Understanding the Real Threats to Science in America.” Read More ›
Wesley Smith
Photo: Wesley Smith speaking at the “March for Science or March for Scientism? Understanding the Real Threats to Science in America” event (screenshot). 

Wesley J. Smith on Rights Gone Wild

Listen in as Smith discusses how science has been conflated with ethics and talks about animal and plant rights. Read More ›
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“I Believe in Science” Versus “Nullius in Verba

Savor the irony: Turning off your critical intellect makes you a “smart puppy.” Read More ›
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Unbelievable: Debunking Science and Faith Myths with Historian Mike Keas

Praising science as way to implicitly, or explicitly, club religion over the head is a familiar feature of our culture. It’s not new, either. Read More ›
Embrace-Evidence

Marching for Evidence?

Imagine yourself as a graduate student doing research in one of the natural sciences. Read More ›

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