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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 14, 2018

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __cedited, ALS, assisted suicide, cancer, depression, euthanasia, interventions, Jack Kevorkian, Michael Shermer, Netherlands, Oregon, overdose, pain, Scientific American, suicide prevention, terminal illness, University of Toronto}

Scientific American: Prevention Can Benefit Any Suicidal Person

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 14, 2018

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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My last hospice patient, Bob, told me that after some months of just wanting to be dead, that he had “come out of the fog.” Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
October 4, 2018

Categories
Archaeology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Planetology
Technology
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, __cedited, 'Oumuamua, Abraham Loeb, artifacts, asteroid, civilization, Harvard University, ideology, intelligent design, Jupiter, Milky Way, science, Scientific American}

Space Archaeology — How About Cellular Archaeology?

_{Michael Egnor
October 4, 2018

Archaeology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Planetology, Technology

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ʻOumuamua is a fascinating object, and certainly deserves further investigation. How could we discern design from non-design? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 15, 2018

Categories
Evolution
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, __cedited, Africa, animals, architecture, Bronx Zoo, Darwinism, evolution, Human Zoos, John West, Monkey House, monkeys, New York Times, Ota Benga, pygmy, Scientific American}

Understatement: According to Current Zoo Director, Caging Man “Shouldn’t Have Happened”

_{David Klinghoffer
September 15, 2018

Evolution

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Hammering home the lesson about “our own evolutionary history” was exactly the purpose behind displaying and humiliating an African man with monkeys. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
August 7, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Tagged
, __cedited, Christianity, creationism, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute, education, evolution, finch beaks, Georgia, Glenn Branch, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), National Museum of Natural History, Next Generation Science Standards, public education, religion, Richard Dawkins, science, Scientific American, teachers, theology, vestigial structures}

Using Religion to Push Evolution in Public School Biology Class — What Could Go Wrong?

_{Sarah Chaffee
August 7, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Faith & Science, Philosophy

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A much better approach would be no religion in biology class, and more science. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 31, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, __cedited, Adam and the Genome, BioLogos, chimpanzees, common descent, common design, Dennis Venema, genome, Human, Kevin Williamson, media, National Review, Nature (journal), predictions, Richard Buggs, Scientific American, theistic evolution}

Geneticist: On Human-Chimp Genome Similarity, There Are “Predictions” Not “Established Fact”

_{David Klinghoffer
July 31, 2018

Evolution, Genetics

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Richard Buggs gives us a look inside the sausage factory where figures on the subject are calculated. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 26, 2018

Categories
Science Reporting
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, __cedited, berkeley, California, civilization, climate change, debate, economics, fiction, global warming, Mordor, prosperity, Scientific American, scientists}

The “I Won’t Debate” Tactic

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 26, 2018

Science Reporting

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Good grief, if we face total calamity by the end of the century, why in the world wouldn’t you debate the science? Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
June 16, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Psychology
Science Education
Tagged
, __cedited, American history, behavior, bias, Caltech, critical thinking, education, evolution, ideology, Internet, knowledge, objectivity, power, science, Scientific American, stem, students, Yale University}

Yale President Calls for Objectivity in Science Education

_{Sarah Chaffee
June 16, 2018

Evolution, Psychology, Science Education

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He might not welcome my saying so, but his emphasis on thinking critically and examining evidence is spot-on. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
April 15, 2018

Categories
Biology
Environment & Climate
Evolution
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __cedited, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Bill Nye, Darwinian evolution, elections, evidence, global warming, March for Science, Minneapolis, science, Scientific American, scientist, UC Berkeley}

Marching for Evidence?

_{Jonathan Wells
April 15, 2018

Biology, Environment & Climate, Evolution, Scientific Freedom

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

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 16, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Planetology
Tagged
, __cedited, alien life, BBC, Bible, culture, evolution, Extra-Terrestrial Life, Gizmodo, Live Science, materialism, Nautilus, religion, Scientific American, SETI, The Guardian, UFOs, Yasemin Saplakoglu}

Evidence of ETs? Delightful! Bring It On

_{David Klinghoffer
February 16, 2018

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Planetology

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Never fear: whatever our purely hypothetical response to a purely hypothetical event, it can be reconciled with evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
December 28, 2017

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __cedited, Aristotle, computation, computer science, computer simulation, Franz Brentano, intentionality, Microsoft, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Scientific American, thought}

#5 of Our Top Stories of 2017: Of Course You Aren’t Living in a Computer Simulation. Here’s Why.

_{Michael Egnor
December 28, 2017

Neuroscience & Mind

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Atheist astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson takes the idea seriously. Read More ›