Politics and Ethics Is Climate Change An Existential Threat? March 26, 2020 There's an uncanny parallel between climate change and evolution: which is, how skeptics of the consensus are treated. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science 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. CONTINUE READING
Mind and Brain Brain Makes Automatic Statistical Inference May 27, 2019 Your brain isn't a computer, but contains a powerful one. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science What Is Scientifically Significant? March 23, 2019 A common measure in scientific papers is under fire, possibly invalidating thousands of research papers. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science Scientific Papers Can No Longer Be Trusted August 2, 2018 How do you know a paper is not a hoax? or fake science? It's getting increasingly difficult to tell, and Big Science is worried. CONTINUE READING
Politics and Ethics Scientists Are Just as Morally Fraught as Other People July 15, 2018 Working in a lab and publishing in a peer-reviewed journal does not offer immunity from the moral or logical lapses. CONTINUE READING
Darwin and Evolution Darwin Report Card: How Useful Is Evolutionary Theory? February 6, 2018 We examine numerous articles and papers that talk about evolution to see if neo-Darwinism (or even old Darwinism) actually contributes to the understanding of nature. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science Scientists Blind to Their Failings April 4, 2017 Scientism sounds appealing in theory. In practice, human scientists fall short of its ideals of enlightenment, progress and understanding. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science 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. CONTINUE READING
Fossils Fossil Flaw Tosses Years of Evolutionary Research October 26, 2016 Fossils may be real, but the methods used to analyze them have come under fire, with implications for Darwinian theory. CONTINUE READING
Geology When Data Doesn't Fit the Consensus October 8, 2016 Like evolutionists, climate scientists have ways of oversimplifying or neglecting inputs that could challenge their paradigm. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science You Can Trust Scientists (to Be Fallible) July 5, 2016 With theory overturns like these, one gets to wonder about the privileged status of scientists in our culture. 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
Politics and Ethics Big Science in Crisis of Trust May 3, 2015 A flurry of recent articles underscore the absolute necessity for integrity in science. 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