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Lack of scientific literacy in America doesn't have a single culprit. It's widespread, systemic, and cultural.
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This is what happens when you squander all your goodwill with a community you claim to support.
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Francis Collins wants us to think he's a scientist who discovered God in his work instead of a believer using cherry picked science to justify his faith.
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The Daily Galaxy spices up last year's barely covered study on how quickly some species of lizards evolve with pseudoscientific jargon.
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Mooney and Kirshenbaum are back with an op-ed in the Boston Globe to prove they haven't learned anything from the feedback to their book.
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Scientists are one step closer to creating on demand organs out of adult skin cells thanks to some very unusual clones of lab mice.
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Sample cores from the planet's polar ice clearly show the difference between natural warming patterns and our toxic handiwork.
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Science says you have a subtle, almost invisible glow, like an aura. But unlike an aura, it has nothing to do with the astral plane or your soul.
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Creationists think evolution is either nonexistent or some sort of deity-guided progression towards perfection. The reality is much more of a mixed bag...
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Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum wanted at least some positive feedback on their book. Instead, they started a feud.
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A satirical piece perfectly captures how pseudoscience works and what it sounds like when applied to basic facts no one actually disputes.
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According to some researchers, "hey baby, that's a nice... uh... belly button you got there?" is the hot new pickup line we should be considering.
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Game theory assumes that all humans are hyper-rational actors at all times. And that's exactly what undermines its use in the real world...
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Evidence doesn't go away just because you choose to ignore it.
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Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum blame scientists for public scientific illiteracy. The case study serving as exhibit one? Pluto's demotion from planethood.