Category: Science
Darwin and the Victorian Culture Wars
As Alec Ryrie pointed out in his history of Doubt, “intellectuals and philosophers may think they make the weather, but they are more often driven by it.”
Bijan Nemati: What the James Webb Telescope May Discover
These glimpses may confirm our most current ideas of early cosmic history and galaxy formation, or turn them on their head.
Darwin and the Victorian Crisis of Faith
Fleeming Jenkin (the distinguished Scottish scientist who with Lord Kelvin spearheaded the laying of the transatlantic cable) was particularly scathing.
Darwinian Influences on the Alt-Right
The overlapping categories of neo-Nazis, white nationalists, and alt-right proponents regularly invoke Darwinism.
More Dangers of Totalitarian Science
George Gilder raises concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) — but not the usual economic ones.