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Purify Science by Kicking Darwin Out

Science writers would do well to apply a Darwin Filter before putting pen to paper.

AAAS Chief Wants to Evolve Integrity

His physical sensors detect a problem, but where will he find the solution?

Rethink Science

If scientists knew as much as they think they do, they wouldn't be rethinking so many things so often.

Social Scientists Ashamed but Still Ask for Trust

One of the largest ever studies of predictions by social scientists shows an embarrassing failure rate.

Big Science Cred Collapsing

Beware, believers in the scientific method: science cannot exceed the honesty of its practitioners.

Rogue Scientists Play Russian Roulette with Humanity

"What were they thinking?" says a leading biologist about another gain-of-function experiment on coronaviruses.

Should Big Science Blame the Public for Mistrust?

Look at what Big Science is doing. Then ask if the public is right to be wary of their claims.

Big Science Worried About Fraud, But Why?

Deceit is built into the fabric of Darwinism. Evolution is about getting a fitness advantage, whatever it takes.

A Pox Afflicts Big Science

Ever since Big Science hooked up with politics, it has displayed ugly sores and scabs.

Peer Review Fails to Catch a Liar

Another scientist caught lying., and how it illustrates the shortcomings of peer review.

Character Flaws Give Big Science Woes

The days when science journals could be trusted have become clouded. Maybe the sun never shined anyway.

Does Cheating Evolve?

What if the evolution of cheating by natural selection backfires, and everyone becomes a cheater?

Peer Review Evolves Without Intelligent Design

Humans have brains, but they can do things that look downright Darwinian, as in "Darwin Awards."

Science Mismeasures Itself

Blundering along, Big Science creates perverse incentives and ignores its biases while awarding itself happy face stickers.

Making People Drunk for Science

Even if declared legal, ethical and transparent with participant approval, there are things scientists should not do.
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