Capitalism or the Climate?
Technological knowledge, fueled by capital, has allowed us to do many things categorically unlike the achievements of other species as far as we know.
Saul Zimet
· 14 min read
Science
A collection of 161 posts
Human Challenge Trials—A Coronavirus Taboo
If we can overcome the taboos surrounding HCTs, they can become a game changer in combating the coronavirus and limiting its ruinous effects on countless lives.
William Wiebe
· 10 min read
Declining Med School Standards in a Time of Pandemic
The language of the social justice Left began appearing in diversity statements at even the most elite schools.
Steve Salerno
· 6 min read
The Complicated Science of a Medically Assisted Death
Physicians started to prepare families for the possibility of a delayed death.
Anita Hannig
· 12 min read
I May Have Gender Dysphoria. But I Still Prefer to Base My Life on Biology, Not Fantasy
For the rest of society to acquiesce to this lie is not only a betrayal of science, but of democracy.
Debbie Hayton
· 9 min read
An Evolutionary Explanation for Unscientific Beliefs
To understand morality from an evolutionary point of view, one needs to realize that humans have always existed in groups.
Brandon Bretl
· 6 min read
How CRISPR-Enabled Gene Editing Could Change Our World: A Huntington's Disease Case Study
Because Huntington’s disease is caused by a single gene mutation, it is a prime early target for clinical trials involving somatic cell genome editing.
Françoise Baylis
· 9 min read
GM Crops Like Golden Rice Will Save the Lives of Hundreds of Thousands of Children
The International Rice Research Institute developed numerous different Golden Rice strains back-crossed into commonly grown varieties, behind tough security barriers because of constant threats from activists encouraged by Greenpeace.
Matt Ridley
· 11 min read
What Would It Take to Run a 1:50 Marathon?
Hope had been expressed during the early part of this century that DNA testing might be used to identify individuals with exceptional athletic ability.
Michael Joyner
· 6 min read
Climate Change—Assessing the Worst Case Scenario
The activist group Extinction Rebellion is telling us that climate change represents “an unprecedented global emergency” and is calling for radical measures to deal with it.
Dagfinn Reiersøl
· 11 min read
What Is Autogynephilia? An Interview with Dr Ray Blanchard
Modern trans activists reframed transsexualism/transgenderism as a political problem rather than a clinical problem.
Louise Perry
· 12 min read
The Danger Is Real: Why We’re All Wired for ‘Constructive Conspiracism’
In recent years, psychologists and political scientists have identified several factors that influence conspiratorial thinking, such as political orientation, race and power (or the lack thereof). These are proximate causes of conspiracism.
Michael Shermer
· 10 min read
Science and Data: Notes on a Misconception
The theory that science is based on evidence derives from a philosophy known as empiricism.
Lucas Smalldon
· 7 min read
In Celebration of Errors
Shouting someone down for speaking a thought in public effectively ends the critical discussion. There can be no further exploration of why the idea at issue is wrong, or what kernel of truth there may be therein.
Logan Chipkin
· 6 min read
Socialization Isn't Responsible for Greater Male Violence
The evidence that men are more violent and more criminal than women is overwhelming, and yet it doesn’t imply that all men are violent, deserve to be incarcerated, or are undeserving of our sympathy or compassion if they are imprisoned.
Alex Mackiel
· 7 min read