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media to climate researchers: oops, our bad

The media's mea culpa for their rampant journalistic malpractice during Climategate comes way too late, is far too little, and has long ago accomplished denialists' goals.
media to climate researchers: oops, our bad

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yes, i'll take the embryo on the left, please…

We often worry about parents customizing their children into their warped idea of perfection. But what if the future parents want to put a limitation their kid's abilities?
yes, i'll take the embryo on the left, please…

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why we can't lose our scientific explorers

By neglecting their scientists and educations, politicians aren't saving money for their citizens, they're undermining their countries' future.
why we can't lose our scientific explorers

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when a doctor discovers quantum woo…

Dr. Robert Lanza thinks he's discovered the secret of immortality and it's something very quantum and involving rebooting time loops...
when a doctor discovers quantum woo…

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what krakens can teach us about peer review

Peer review, long seen as a feature of any scientific endeavor, is actually a fairly new idea. And you wouldn't believe the stuff that got published as science before it was put in place...
what krakens can teach us about peer review

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answers in genesis tackles logic, fails miserably

Answers In Genesis tries to debate the divine origins of logic as if it was a law of physics with the most illogical drivel they could muster.
answers in genesis tackles logic, fails miserably

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peer review goes under the microscope

Peer review isn't perfect. But it's still our best hope for quality science and catching errors and frauds with a few small, but meaningful tweaks.
peer review goes under the microscope

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horgan warns venter to watch his poker face

John Horgan is on the warpath against Craig Venter because... the media prominently covered Venter's latest breakthrough with synthetic life?
horgan warns venter to watch his poker face

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quantum entanglement gets even weirder…

We still have no idea how quantum entanglement works, but we know it's much, much faster than the speed of light...
quantum entanglement gets even weirder…

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examining hawking's alien dyson sphere

Would aliens actually want to build a Dyson Sphere? It wouldn't be out of reach for them, but they might get a lot less power out of it, with a lot less utility than it seems at first glance...
examining hawking's alien dyson sphere

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whatever you do, don't call them denialists?

Michael Fitzpatrick's bold new idea for combatting denialism and attacks on scientific fact: pretend denialists always argue in good faith and don't call them out on their denialism.
whatever you do, don't call them denialists?

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craig venter's giant leap for biology

The first synthetically designed life form has been created in a proof of concept that shows how much we now understand about the fundamentals of microbial life.
craig venter's giant leap for biology

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how the mass media fuels denialism

When it comes to science denial and illiteracy, the media is one of the biggest source of bad information and misleading opinions.
how the mass media fuels denialism

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biologos' karl giberson pulls a mooney

If Giberson is the best Templeton's expensive finishing school can do in defending creationism, they should ask for their money back.
biologos' karl giberson pulls a mooney

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caught up in the bandwagon fallacy, people refuse to listen to science

Being told more people believed something makes you more likely to believe it too, even if science says the exact opposite.
caught up in the bandwagon fallacy, people refuse to listen to science

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