Tag: empirical science
Squirrel Acrobatics Amaze Scientists
The other day, walking down a tree-lined street, we were startled by a sudden crash and scramble at our feet.
Honoring Richard Lewontin, Famed Evolutionary Biologist and Sometime Critic of His Own Field
The quote for which Lewontin has become best known appeared in his 1997 review of a book by Carl Sagan.
When “Science” Becomes a Cult
The problem comes when, in order to win our acceptance, double-talk is used to pretend that a cult is something other than what it is.
Why Should a Baby Live?
My title is adapted from a 2012 article by two philosophers, Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva.
Another Cosmos Episode, Another Sermon from Pastor Tyson
Eventually, Dr. Tyson gets to Saint Charles. No, we mean that literally. Tyson calls Darwin “the greatest spiritual teacher of the last 1000 years.”