Social Scientists Ashamed but Still Ask for Trust
April 11, 2023
One of the largest ever studies of predictions by social scientists shows an embarrassing failure rate.
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Character Flaws Give Big Science Woes
November 13, 2021
The days when science journals could be trusted have become clouded. Maybe the sun never shined anyway.
Smoke Gets in the Eyes of Climatologists
March 7, 2021
Wildfire smoke and other factors have not been properly taken into account in climate models.
A House Divided: Learning from Lincoln
November 1, 2020
This is not the only time America was divided. Lincoln faced a blood war of brother against brother. His solution is relevant today.
Big Science Needs to Repent
June 27, 2020
In a stunning rebuke, 22 scientists write in Nature that science needs humility and transparency.
The Opposite of Worry Is Awe
June 30, 2019
There's nothing better than seeing the power and beauty of nature to take your mind off your worries. Or is there?
Gratitude Is Good for Health
November 22, 2012
For Thanksgiving Day in America, we should realize that gratitude is good for everyone – provided they know what it means.