Philosophy of Science Big Science Blind to Its Scientism December 30, 2016 Big Science loves scientism, but the view that science is the most reliable path to knowledge suffers a fatal flaw: it is self-refuting. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science Trusting Science Experts Can Be Disastrous December 5, 2016 Nobody pushes the values of science more than scientists. But trusting them doesn't always work out right. CONTINUE READING
Botany Sunflower Motion Is Complex August 9, 2016 They follow the sun, but how? Scientists are just finding out the mechanisms behind light tracking in sunflowers. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science When Scientists Go Wrong April 11, 2016 Scientific studies on scientists are not always encouraging. CONTINUE READING
Geology Is Geology in a Scientific Revolution? March 25, 2016 The editors of a leading geology journal consider the possibility that one of their core concepts is a mere paradigm. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science If You Can't Trust Scientists, You Can't Trust Science February 8, 2016 Science may be "out there" in the world, but its discoveries are mediated by fallible scientists. CONTINUE READING
SETI Lonely Billionaire Throws $100 Million at SETI July 22, 2015 Yuri Milner gathered the SETI believers and gave them a pile of money to find aliens. CONTINUE READING
Politics and Ethics No Scientific Method Can Generate Integrity July 12, 2015 The frequency of articles about misconduct, fraud and reproducibility show that scientists' integrity cannot be assumed by a "scientific method." CONTINUE READING
Dating Methods Dino Soft Tissue Confirms Creationist Prediction June 10, 2015 Gleanings from the original paper show discoverers excited but surprised. Creationists are excited and gratified. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science If Science Cannot Prove Anything, What Is Its Value? April 21, 2015 An educator defends science while an astrophysicist undermines it. CONTINUE READING
Bible and Theology Secular Scientists Rely on Biblical Values March 29, 2015 It's a material world, except when you need truth, justice, and the scientific way. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science Scientific Method Evolves March 11, 2015 There is no scientific method. There are customary procedures that depend on the field; these are subject to mutation and artificial selection. CONTINUE READING
Darwin and Evolution Face Up: Can Evolution Be Thanked? September 19, 2014 The uniqueness of human faces has fallen to a Darwinian story, for which we are to say "thanks to evolution." CONTINUE READING
Politics and Ethics Science Without Ethics Is Dangerous February 23, 2014 Science cannot operate with ethics. Ugly things can happen when scientists ignore ethical boundaries. CONTINUE READING
Politics and Ethics Darwin or Pasteur: Who Deserves a Day? February 2, 2014 A Victorian evolutionist and a Victorian creationist get good press, as long as it's religion-free. Which one actually did more for science? CONTINUE READING