Month: July 2016
Scientists Versus the Public on Airing Scientific Dissent
A biologist suggests that the upcoming Royal Society meeting might well be canceled rather than open a “can of worms.”
Extreme Flight Tracked by Electronics on Frigate Birds
What does it take to stay aloft for months at a time? Here’s a remarkable bird worth knowing.
Is Intelligent Design a Peasants’ Revolt?
When I was a high school debater back in the Reagan era, scaremongering about nuclear war was omnipresent.
We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident
On Independence Day, it’s appropriate to review the sources of our rights as citizens.
Founding Father Thomas Jefferson on Intelligent Design
Critics of ID sometimes claim they are defending Jeffersonian principles in trying to ban discussions of intelligent design.