Tag: University of Pennsylvania
Ethicist Protests Politicized Science — Alas, That Horse Left the Barn Long Ago
It is all about the costs of getting on the wrong side of the power structure. To say that this “chills” debate about scientific issues is an understatement.
The Gargoyle’s Challenge — Remembering Schützenberger on Darwinism
David Berlinski lives in the shadow of the Notre-Dame in Paris and poignantly remembers the cathedral before it burned.
Dembski: “Recent Studies Have Vindicated Wallace” Over Darwin
“Scholars have wasted their time trying to exonerate Darwin of responsibility for Social Darwinism, for he was a Social Darwinist.”
Many “Miracles”: Navigation Arose Independently Across Diverse Animal Species
From sea turtles to the family dog, animals travel unerringly over long distances using geophysical cues. And it all evolved, independently, by chance! Believe that?
“Surgeons as ‘Vultures’”: Medical Journal Pushes Harvesting Kidneys from Dying Patients
When organ-transplant medicine was launched, a wary society was solemnly promised that organs would be taken only from the dead.