Politics and Ethics Freedom Exalts a Culture June 26, 2017 When citizens are taught that they cannot help themselves, the outcome is predictable: social breakdown and increased criminal behavior. CONTINUE READING
Geology More Reasons to Doubt Consensus June 17, 2017 Recent scientific papers cast doubt on the ability of researchers to understand systems as complex as climate. CONTINUE READING
Media Doubts About Climate Consensus May 16, 2017 Several papers make it hard to believe that humans are to blame for climate change, or that scientists even know what is going on. CONTINUE READING
Media What to Watch for in the March for Science April 21, 2017 Big Science and Big Media will undoubtedly give positive coverage to the March for Science on Earth Day. But will they provide critical analysis? CONTINUE READING
Geology The Lone Ranger vs the Big Science Consensus March 23, 2017 National Geographic retells the lonely battle of J Harlen Bretz against the scientific establishment, and what made them so pig-headed. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science The Myth of Science Self-Correction February 13, 2017 Sounds good in theory: scientists check each other with peer review, and knowledge advances. In reality, scientists are only human. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science Climate Flap Echoes Political Divide February 8, 2017 Reactions to a whistleblower's statements raise the possibility that the climate-science consensus is largely political, not empirical. CONTINUE READING
Geology Doubts About Dates and Climate February 4, 2017 New findings cast doubt on scientists' ability to be certain about their consensus views. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science Trusting Science Experts Can Be Disastrous December 5, 2016 Nobody pushes the values of science more than scientists. But trusting them doesn't always work out right. CONTINUE READING
Geology Anti-Biblical Bias Shaped Geological Opinion October 17, 2016 Geologists resisted evidence for catastrophic flooding because they wanted to distance themselves from Genesis. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science The Climate Is Not Clear for Change September 19, 2016 Whenever you hear "all scientists agree," watch out. Groupthink may be at work. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science Welcome to the Anthropocene September 5, 2016 Geologists are adding a new era to the geologic column: the Anthropocene, when humans began man-handling the planet. CONTINUE READING
Politics and Ethics Big Science Joins US Democrat Party Campaign August 7, 2016 Science journals and reporters—even those outside the US—position themselves to defeat Trump and elect Clinton to promote their leftist causes. CONTINUE READING
Geology Bad Assumptions Confuse Geological Ages and Processes July 8, 2016 The best models in a scientific field can be overturned at any time when someone takes a critical look at the underlying assumptions. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science Science Evolves May 14, 2016 Science has a historical and cultural character that cannot be extricated from its current consensus. CONTINUE READING