# politics    

why some teachers get mum about evolution

Creationists and the school boards who either bow to them or are ran by them, are busy intimidating teachers into not teaching the science of evolution.
why some teachers get mum about evolution

# tech    

of new tech, big promises, and mixed results

The tech industry didn't suddenly start promising disruptive revolutions with every new gadget and app. It's been doing that since its first days.
of new tech, big promises, and mixed results

# sex    

how not to write an article about sexuality

Blaming porn for societal problems isn't exclusive to religious zealots.
how not to write an article about sexuality

# science    

scavenger or predator, the great t. rex debate

A pair of studies show that T-Rex must have hunted down and killed prey if it didn't want to starve to death.
scavenger or predator, the great t. rex debate

# science    

is it viable cold fusion or an imminent scam?

Two Italians claim they cracked cold fusion and are ready to build a small power plant for paying customers. Their proof, however, points to this being an obvious scam.
is it viable cold fusion or an imminent scam?

# space    

why do we still have dedicated astrologers?

Astrologers are demanding their pseudoscience be treated with all due respect. The problem for them is that no respect whatsoever is due to their woo.
why do we still have dedicated astrologers?

# tech    

teaching robots to walk, the evolutionary way

The best way to make robots move may be to just let them figure out how to do it.
teaching robots to walk, the evolutionary way

# oddities    

when a mad genius takes on the singularity

Dr. Steel is all in for The Singularity in a promo for a new single by the same name.
when a mad genius takes on the singularity

# tech    

the old fogey squad comes after social media

Panic about social media ruining kids' minds is just another in a long line of panics created by older generations intimidated by new technology.
the old fogey squad comes after social media

# space    

living things and slightly expanding universes

Quests for meaning don't fit into peer-reviewed science. That doesn't stop some from trying anyway.
living things and slightly expanding universes

# tech    

waiting for our post-singularity robot overlords

Singularitarian arguments for the seeming inevitability of artificial super-intelligent are little more than wild extrapolations of pop sci cliches.
waiting for our post-singularity robot overlords

# health    

alt med's profitable medical symbiosis

The real reason so many alt med practitioners want to work alongside real doctors isn't to help them. It's to profitably ride their coattails.
alt med's profitable medical symbiosis

# space    

the amazing disappearing habitable world?

The most likely candidate for alien life outside out solar system, Gliese 581g, might not really exist.
the amazing disappearing habitable world?

# politics    

why the faithful aren't so accommodating…

Biologos just found out what happens when you take a factual stand against religious zealots instead of mewing about vague, aspirational niceties.
why the faithful aren't so accommodating…

# tech    

kurzweil is an influential atheist? really? how?

Ray Kurzweil is an atheist by the colloquial definition of the term. But when it comes to the spirit of the term, instead of the letter, I would hesitate to agree.
kurzweil is an influential atheist? really? how?

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