Category: Science
Yale Law School Professor Says Evolution Doubts Cannot Be Attributed to Ignorance
“There are many ways to assess the quality of instruction that U.S. students receive in science. But what fraction of them say they ‘believe’ in evolution is not one of them.”
Precursors and Artifacts: Stephen Meyer Replies to Paleontologist Donald Prothero on Darwin’s Doubt
One criticism you certainly cannot make of paleontologist and ID critic Donald Prothero is that he doesn’t give us enough material to work with.
New York Times: When Politics Gets in the Way of Science
We continually see unscientific assertions among the Times‘s own writers about a simple matter easily discerned from any embryology textbook.
Neanderthal Man: The Long-Lost Relative Turns Up Again, This Time with Documents
Obviously, each new find will change the picture of Neanderthal communities a bit, but there is no consistent evidence for them as an “other species.”
We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident
On Independence Day, it’s appropriate to review the sources of our rights as citizens.