Politics and Ethics Freedom: The Best Conservation Strategy February 28, 2015 Do-gooder environmentalists trying to save the Amazon rainforests make the problem worse. CONTINUE READING
Politics and Ethics Ghost of Scientific Racism Not Busted February 25, 2015 A 1920 science project was "preposterous and disgraceful," but have today's scientists learned the lesson? CONTINUE READING
Genetics Epigenome Project Finds Symphony in Cells February 21, 2015 If all cells have the same genome, why do they look and act differently? The epigenome conducts each part in the symphony. CONTINUE READING
Human Body Learn How to Operate Your Body February 20, 2015 You have built-in machinery and software that's beyond your awareness. Here are ways to enlist your equipment for better health. CONTINUE READING
Health "Natural Evil" May Be Broken Good February 16, 2015 Things in nature we consider nasty are sometimes good systems that have broken. CONTINUE READING
Media Science Can Dumb Down, Corrupt, and Mislead the Public for Decades February 13, 2015 It's impossible to present so-called scientific "findings" about the human mind that are morally neutral. CONTINUE READING
Politics and Ethics Social Darwinism Is Back February 10, 2015 If you thought Social Darwinism went out with eugenics, look at what leaders of social policy are saying. CONTINUE READING
Darwin and Evolution Evolution Is Not a Goddess January 23, 2015 A reporter wonders what evolution was thinking when it gave us allergies. CONTINUE READING
Intelligent Design Animals Come Pre-Equipped With Machinery January 14, 2015 Guidance systems, compasses, switchboards, motors, robotic machines: we're talking about systems inside animals—and you. CONTINUE READING
Mind and Brain Is Animal Play Just an Evolutionary Survival Mechanism? January 6, 2015 Your dog enjoys play, and so do birds, dolphins and many other kinds of animals, but how did "having fun" evolve? CONTINUE READING
Terrestrial Zoology The Silent Underground Network December 15, 2014 Under your feet in the woods is a vast communication network where information technology keeps the ecosystem functioning. CONTINUE READING
Bible and Theology Pathogens Don't Exist December 10, 2014 It takes a partnership to have a disease, say two microbiologists who argue for ditching the word "pathogen." CONTINUE READING
Politics and Ethics Obamacare Architect Is a Eugenicist December 9, 2014 Jonathan Gruber has published papers justifying abortion for improving the lives of the living. Did he suggest that for the elderly in the Affordable Care Act? CONTINUE READING
Biomimetics Monday Morning Design Cheer December 8, 2014 Start your week with nuggets of good news about all the things inventors are learning from animals, plants, and the human body. CONTINUE READING
Terrestrial Zoology Mosquitoes Developed a Taste for Human Blood Recently December 1, 2014 An experiment with disease-carrying mosquitoes in Africa showed a surprising result: they switched to human blood just thousands of years ago. CONTINUE READING