Category: Scientific Freedom
Inhibit the Mind? Scopes Revisionism Can End
The centennial of the Scopes Trial is a good time to set the record straight. Here’s a way to turn the tables on the stereotype.
“Recant!” A Sternberg Story that (Almost) Got Away
The priest cited to Sternberg the experience of Greeks when they lived under harsh Turkish rule.
The Wrong Tool to Fix Woke Science Journals
The government has no business pressuring medical journals about their content — no matter how biased.
Dissent Becomes a Mental Illness
A healthcare historian looks at the history of the use of psychiatry to crush alternative viewpoints.
At NIH, Bhattacharya Wants to Restore Open Inquiry
Restoring open discussion is certainly worth a try. Science advances more from doubt than from certainty.