Philosophy of Science

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Cosmology’s Lumpiness Problem Defies Theory

January 12, 2013

A record-breaking structure in the universe "defies theory," the news said, ignoring that theory has been defied for decades since smaller large structures were found (the lumpiness problem).

Dating Methods

Uranium-Lead Dating Fraught With Discordance

January 8, 2013

Behind the confidence of uranium-lead dates hides worry about numbers that don't match up.

Education

Is Science a Special Interest Group for One Party?

January 2, 2013

A commentator in the world's leading science journal advised that science needs to work harder at becoming bipartisan.

Astronomy

Astronomy Grab Bag

December 29, 2012

For year's end, here's a clean-out of astronomy articles—from planetary science to cosmology—to motivate further inquiry.

Darwin and Evolution

Eugenics in Space

December 27, 2012

To "keep evolution on a favorable track," spacefaring humans may want to cull bad genes, a futurist says.

Bible and Theology

Intelligence Is Not a Quotient

December 22, 2012

Can your intelligence be reduced to a number on a linear scale? That would be highly misleading, a research study concluded.

Amazing Facts

Eye Retina Is Analog-to-Digital Converter

December 17, 2012

Before you see, your retina has done multiple digital transformations on the incoming signal.

Bible and Theology

Understanding Creationists (and Evolutionists)

December 15, 2012

A historian tells science teachers that "To Teach Evolution, You Have to Understand Creationists." Should that advice apply both ways?

Bible and Theology

Secular Scientists Excuse Profanity

December 4, 2012

If everything evolves, then profanity evolves, and it's no big deal, even if it warms the atmosphere.

Biomimetics

Evolution of Flight: A Story Looking for Evidence

December 3, 2012

An evolutionary dogma is that land dinosaurs evolved into flying birds. When the claims are acid-washed with critical analysis, what evidence remains?

Darwin and Evolution