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Great Science Cancellation Continues: Here’s the Latest Victim

In the domination of science by ideology, by the myth of “settled science,” the stakes couldn’t be more profound.  Read More ›
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In Science, the Cost of Defending Materialism Is Rising

Neuroscientist Àlex Gómez-Marín raises — in the very venue that hosts, say, Roger Penrose and Sabine Hossenfelder — the validity of telepathy research. Read More ›
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For Criticizing Her Field, Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder Gets Canceled by Her Institution

Her parting words: “A lot of research [in] the foundations of physics is now pseudocience. It hasn't followed the scientific method for decades.” Read More ›
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“Conspiracy Physics”: Platforming an Attack on Dissenting Scientists

If physicists now “worry about the consequences” of long-term theory failure, it is reasonable to think that there are more serious problems in the discipline. Read More ›
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Science Struggles with Reality as Crises Rock Disciplines

There seems to be little relationship between many science writers’ current concerns and the reasons that public trust in science has been steadily declining. Read More ›
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Exposed: The Flakiness and Groupthink that Plague Physics

This episode is worth keeping in mind when we hear pundits complain that the public doesn’t trust science or that government doesn’t support it enough. Read More ›
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From Scientists and Science Media, a Flood of Disinformation

Spending time perusing popular science media outlets can give one the impression that much of science is on the verge of being overturned. Read More ›
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Could Evolution Give Us Free Will?

From one corner we learn that free will could possibly exist, provided that it is materialized or, if you like “evolutionized.” Read More ›
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Sabine Hossenfelder, Taking on Consciousness, Tackles Panpsychism

She wants to apologize to all carrots who are watching her video — but carrots are not watching and that’s the point. Read More ›
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Apart from Non-Material Consciousness, Science Is Impossible

Whether and how we choose to measure something has a big impact, which makers consciousness very difficult to just explain away. Read More ›

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