Tag: Matt Ridley
To Do His Real Job, ET Doesn’t Need to Exist
The only possible conclusion to draw is this: What gives humans importance is not found in our genes.
Extraterrestrial Life Would Demonstrate Human Exceptionalism
I hope we do find life elsewhere. It would be another step in our advancement as a species.
Three Thousand Years of Darwinism
I began to suspect that Darwinism was being taught at school in a somewhat philosophically decontextualized way, lacking historical background.
For a Change, Science Writers Think Critically About Science
They can be quite interesting when they allow themselves to play around with ideas a bit.
Science Is Self-Correcting? Time for a Reality Check
In the wake of the Stanford scandal, the reasons why science often ISN’T self-correcting are attracting much more attention.