Tag: Eugenie Scott
Woodward: The Impact of Jonathan Wells
Tom Woodward has been ubiquitous in the unfolding culture war over intelligent design.
The Displacement Fallacy: Evolution’s Shell Game
In a shell game, an operator places a small object, like a pea, under one of three cups and then rapidly shuffles the cups to confuse observers.
Remembering a Colleague, Mentor, and Friend: Jonathan Wells
To get ready for a research stint he shaved his beard and used hydrogen peroxide to dye his hair bleach blond to avoid being recognized.
Farewell to Jonathan Wells, Iconoclastic Scientist
His work resulted in forcing textbook publishers to correct their own work, a task they and their media enablers bitterly resented.
Why Science Needs a Scout Mindset: Lessons from Julia Galef
The soldier mindset, also known as motivated reasoning, leads us to defend the stronghold of our belief commitments against intellectual threats, come what may.