Standing Up for Scientocracy
March 10, 2025
Said the wise man to Ithiel, the leech has two daughters: "Give, give."
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Big Science Airs Its Dirty Laundry
August 31, 2023
All is not well in scientism. Big Science is as fallible as other institutions.
Earth Arctic Is Not Like Enceladus
November 22, 2022
NASA commits its most common logical fallacy in a press release geared to titillate the public about astrobiology.
Big Science Caught Using Dirty Money
November 19, 2022
The FTX scandal has universities and journals scrambling to save face and replenish funding after a favorite well suddenly dried up.
Big Science Tells Biden What to Do
November 10, 2020
The UK journal Nature keeps interfering in US science policy, forgetting that elected representatives are of, for, and by the people.
Scientist, Heal Thyself
August 30, 2019
People who play "King's X" in the science lab had better be aware of their limitations and vulnerabilities.
Big Changes in Science Publishing Underway
February 28, 2019
People are so used to peer-reviewed scientific journals behind paywalls, it's hard to think of any other way. Till now.
Science Cannot Rise Above Human Nature
April 29, 2018
For all its aspirations and achievements, science must constantly drag along with it the ball and chain of human fallibility.
Anti-Science Label Can Be Misused
May 14, 2017
The world's leading science journal warns its members to beware of the anti-science label.
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.
Big Science Goes Total Left in Opposing Trump
January 28, 2017
Have they no shame? Science is not supposed to take political positions. What they're doing this week undermines their credibility as unbiased seekers of the truth.
Language Strangles Scientific Ideals
January 27, 2017
Big Science doesn't have a public relations problem. It has a propaganda problem.
Time to Overhaul Science
January 11, 2017
A noted advocate of science integrity is leading a team of experts on a program to improve scientific practice and clean up serious failings.
Trending: Transparency in Climate Models
October 31, 2016
It's a little late to begin a new climate of transparency among climatologists. What does that imply about the past?
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.