Creationism by Another Name
Creationism is the belief that a superior being, unbound by the laws of nature, created the universe.
Ferran Suay
· 4 min read
Science / Tech
A collection of 56 posts
It's Ever Better Not to Know
It seems that gaining more knowledge, even on topics where that knowledge could be damaging in the short term, is the preferable approach.
Brian Boutwell, Bo Winegard, Jonathan Anomaly
· 7 min read
Denying Encryption to Terrorists Is a Fantasy
The Home Office could demand more surveillance abilities for law enforcement, but here it is difficult to see what they could ask for that they don’t already have.
Matthew Mott
· 5 min read
Using Social Media Scientifically
Seeking viewpoint diversity brings us to the final way to use social media scientifically: keeping our information channels open as best we can.
Andrew Glover
· 6 min read
Why Social Scientists Should Not Participate in the March for Science
Why? For one, there is very little political and ideological diversity in the social sciences.
Clay Routledge
· 6 min read
Galápagos Giant Tortoises Make a Comeback Thanks to Innovative Conservation Strategies
With critical support from nonprofits like the Galapagos Conservancy and advice from an international team of conservation scientists.
James P Gibbs
· 6 min read
Is Crime Genetic? Scientists Don't Know Because They're Afraid to Ask
What if much of what we know about the causes of crime is either deeply flawed or flat out wrong?
Brian Boutwell, Conor Barnes
· 7 min read
Make Expertise Great Again
The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters is finally out this year.
Sumantra Maitra
· 7 min read
Why Did Humans Evolve Big Penises but Small Testicles?
Somewhere in our evolutionary past how smart and social we are became the major control on our access to sexual partners — not how big or fancy a male’s penis is.
Mark Maslin
· 5 min read
What's the Point of Sex? It's Communication at a Biological Level
The importance of sex in creating the right environment for healthy pregnancy is also observed in clinical studies in IVF and other methods of assisted reproduction.
Sarah Robertson
· 5 min read
Saints and Sinners — A Dialogue on the Hardest Topic in Science
We harbor no illusions that a single article will alter anyone’s mindset on the issue of race differences in a deeply appreciable manner.
Michael Rocque and Brian Boutwell
· 14 min read
Tyranny of the Ethnography — How Lived Experience Corrupts the Social Sciences
When books are routinely used as tools of indoctrination in the regime of liberal pedagogy, when will students ever hear the other side of the story?
Mazelit Airaksinen
· 6 min read
Donald Trump and the Failure of Mainstream Social Science Part III
However, if we look to other situations I think there is at least grounds for further reflection. Let’s consider two situations.
Uri Harris
· 4 min read
Donald Trump and the Failure of Mainstream Social Science Part II
Large portion of social scientists seem to hold their surprise and perplexity as a badge of honour, rather than as an opportunity to improve their models of human behaviour.
Uri Harris
· 4 min read
Donald Trump and the Failure of Mainstream Social Science
Many social scientists have quite openly voiced surprise and perplexity at both the Trump and Brexit events
Uri Harris
· 4 min read