Tag: New York Times
New Science Uprising Episode: Evolution, Mutations, and “Fooling the Laymen”
The idea that random genetic mutations lead to wondrous, creative innovations is so influential that it forms the premise of a movie franchise, X-Men, that has grossed $6 billion.
Washington Post Boosts Elderly “Rational Suicide”
The story ends with the phone number of a suicide prevention hotline. That’s just a sop after potentially putting lethal ideas into readers’ heads.
Medical Conscience for Me, but Not for Thee
The more elective the desired intervention, the greater should be the right of medical conscience.
Razib Khan: A Geneticist and the Alt-Right
He canoodled with white supremacists, and now advises conservatives not to engage with Darwin skeptics.
The Earth: It’s Alive! It’s Alive!
Even James Lovelock, who created Gaia Theory, now worries that environmentalism has become a religion.