Category: Culture
We Need the Grim Good of Animal Research
Scientists researching gene therapy as a potential future therapy have succeeded in restoring feeling to paralyzed rats.
Were Nazis More Tolerant of Down Syndrome than Some European Countries Today?
Richard Dawkins lashed out at Pope Francis for the latter’s comparing modern eugenic efforts to Nazi precedents that sought to “create a pure race.”
Stop the Presses! Columnist Reports Accurately on Arizona Science Standards
It’s always encouraging when this happens. The problem is, it happens all too rarely.
Yale President Calls for Objectivity in Science Education
He might not welcome my saying so, but his emphasis on thinking critically and examining evidence is spot-on.
Lindsay Shepherd’s University Endorses Free Speech
She was called into a meeting and chastised by faculty members. She recorded the meeting and publicized the recording.