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Creationism Promotes Students’ Mental Health

A study found the Christian creation environment has beneficial effects on students.

Rubberduck Reporters Gullible to Science Shamans

Science reporters regurgitate whatever scientists say about things they cannot possibly know.

Birds Resist Darwinian Scenarios

Bird evolution scenario attempts fail, illustrating how evolution-tinted glasses can blind experts to the facts.

Major Rethink of Magma Dogma

How fast does it take to fill a big magma chamber? Millions of years? No. Just a few months, actually.

False Alarms and Red Faces in Scientific Claims

Here are three false alarms reported in the science news. The real alarm should be over unreported ones.

The Problem With Climate Consensus

Question climate change? Be careful. You may lose your job!

Big Science Struggling to Regain Credibility

Peer review is under attack with new moves to combat fraud and special interest through integrity and transparency. But where do those come from?

The Lone Ranger vs the Big Science Consensus

National Geographic retells the lonely battle of J Harlen Bretz against the scientific establishment, and what made them so pig-headed.

Karma Dogma

Can science discover whether belief in karma affects charitable giving?

Chinks in the Scientific Method

V & V. That’s shorthand in project design for “validation and verification.” Does the scientific method provide V & V? We are all taught to think that peer review, publication and replication help science to be self-checking, so as to avoid error. Some recent articles show that ain’t necessarily so. It may sound good in theory, but in practice, the ideal doesn’t always match the real.
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