Tag: Templeton Foundation
Stocking Stuffers: Smart Squirrels, DNA Origami, and More
Here’s a collection of short news items of interest from the animal and human worlds.
Adventures in New Places — A Conference on Human Origins
I asked fairly innocuous questions, realizing that I was being allowed to participate as long as I didn’t cause strife.
How Naturalism Rots Science from the Head Down
The prevalence of, for example, fake physics, shows that we are in the midst of a philosophical decline.
Templeton’s Darwin Conference in Rome
“Do you know who funded it?” asked the email from the AP reporter. She and a number of other people read my post from three days ago about the Darwin conference being held in Rome. I took a deep breath and replied to the AP email, “Yes, I know who funded it.” It was the Templeton Foundation. I took a deep breath because Templeton is a powerful and well-connected. You don’t want to cross Charles Harper of Templeton if you can help it. But in public and private Harper has attacked intelligent design and Discovery Institute. He is not just interested in discussion, but in molding the discussion in certain ways. To that end, Templeton funds go to many groups Read More ›