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Astrobiologists Ignore Life Complexity

July 9, 2021

To astrobiologists, cells are just emergent collections of matter. The difficulty of getting them to emerge escapes their notice. Planetary scientists revealed their bad habit of hydrobioscopy again this week. They reasoned, Saturn’s little moon Enceladus has water; it has methane; it could have life! Why is that their focus? Why are they ignoring […]

Solar System

Saturn Scientists Dodge Age Issues

June 19, 2020

Several papers have appeared this month about Saturn and its moons, but they all gloss over the implications for long ages.

Health

Solutions Come from Freedom and Ingenuity, Not Government

February 22, 2020

Look at these fantastic examples of potential solutions to world problems coming from motivated scientists.

Media

Climate Hysteria Goes Far Beyond the Science

December 11, 2019

The behavior of scientists, the media, and individuals who follow them like groupies tells a lot about the nature of science.

Solar System

Saturn-Day and Moon-Day Arrive

October 12, 2019

Last Saturday, we looked at news about Saturn and its rings. This "Saturn"-day we look at news about Saturn's moons.

Philosophy of Science

What Science Doesn’t Know

August 23, 2019

For all the confident triumphalism scientists display, there are major things they do not grasp.

Solar System

Saturn’s Rings Not Just Young, but “Very Young”

January 18, 2019

Cassini scientists now have reduced the rings' age by an order of magnitude, as if they formed practically "yesterday."

Geology

Natural Sources of Methane Surprise Climate Scientists

November 28, 2018

Methane is 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas. Look where it comes from.

Politics and Ethics

Climate Science Underestimates Natural Sources of Warming

June 18, 2018

Scientists discover two more potent sources of greenhouse gases, both of which have nothing to do with human activity.

Origin of Life

NASA Titillates Public Again with Fake Mars Life

June 9, 2018

Which is worse: NASA making hyper-exaggerated claims about life on Mars over the decades, or so many media reporters falling for it each time?

Mind and Brain

Freaks of Evolution Exposed

May 28, 2018

A science writer calls some weird animals freaks of evolution, but there's a double meaning in that phrase begging to be unpacked.

Solar System

After Cassini, Titan Still a Problem for Long Ages

May 3, 2018

The scientist who predicted a global ocean on Titan 35 years ago is still baffled over why Cassini did not find it.

Solar System

Cassini Continues to Unveil Youth at Saturn

October 20, 2017

Reports from Cassini's last days, even up to its last gasps as it plunged into Saturn on September 15, are not supporting long ages.

Philosophy of Science

Chinks in the Climate Science Data

August 17, 2017

Consensus can be more robust than the data it rests on. That's true in Darwinism, and appears to be true in climate science, according to some published doubts.

Philosophy of Science

Big Science Losing Public Trust

February 25, 2017

Scientists themselves are warning that the scientific community has lost a great deal of public trust, and for good reasons.

Astrobiologists Ignore Life Complexity

Saturn Scientists Dodge Age Issues

Solutions Come from Freedom and Ingenuity, Not Government

Climate Hysteria Goes Far Beyond the Science

Saturn-Day and Moon-Day Arrive

What Science Doesn’t Know

Saturn’s Rings Not Just Young, but “Very Young”

Natural Sources of Methane Surprise Climate Scientists

Climate Science Underestimates Natural Sources of Warming

NASA Titillates Public Again with Fake Mars Life

Freaks of Evolution Exposed

After Cassini, Titan Still a Problem for Long Ages

Cassini Continues to Unveil Youth at Saturn

Chinks in the Climate Science Data

Big Science Losing Public Trust

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