The Real “Anti-Science”

by Wesley J. Smith

When Bill Nye the Science Guy complains of a war being waged on science, he should look in the mirror. Continue Reading »

28 Apr 2017

Bloodless Moralism

by Helen Andrews

Dame Rebecca West had a theory that the history of civilization since Christ could be divided into three panels like a triptych. In the first panel, stretching roughly from the Crucifixion to the Middle Ages, the language of theology so dominated learned debate that all complaints were expressed in . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 2014

Scientists Should "Start" to Get Involved in Politics

by Wesley J. Smith

A presentation at a science convention has urged that scientists get involved in politics. From the blog description of the presentation:This morning, a group of panelists issued a call to action to a standing-room-only crowd at the American Society for Cell Biology’s 47th Annual Meeting: . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Dec 2007

Untrustworthy Science

by Wesley J. Smith

A The Lancet editorial criticizing the World Health Organization and UNICEF for allegedly manipulating scientific data to achieve a political result—the accuracy of which I take no position—speaks to a bigger problem that I am seeing with dismaying regularity. In government, in science . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Nov 2007