#scientific method


# politics    

templeton to nas: you will be assimilated

Templeton sends a not so subtle signal to the National Academy of Sciences that they intend to keep spreading their tentacles deeper and deeper into all public discourse about science.
templeton to nas: you will be assimilated

# science    

answering one fallacy with another

Creationists attack evolution with a hydra of bad faith arguments and logical fallacies. Trying to counter them using the bandwagon fallacy is only playing into their hands.
answering one fallacy with another

# science    

dealing with the new generation of cranks

Today's cranks are more publicity savvy and sophisticated then ever, which is one of the biggest reasons not to hold back when confronting their nonsense.
dealing with the new generation of cranks

# evolution    

a designer's questions about intelligent design

A few questions for the Great Creationist Information Theory Wizard William Albert Dembski about the design of the human body and genome.
a designer's questions about intelligent design

# science    

the invader zim syndrome

The best metaphor for creationists might be a misanthropic kids' cartoon from the 1990s rather than a wolf in sheep's clothing.
the invader zim syndrome

# science    

templeton's search for religious inspiration

Like a dog trying to mark every tree, the Templeton Foundation is trying to mark every scientific breakthrough as being motivated entirely by religion.
templeton's search for religious inspiration

# science    

a little song about science

They Might Be Giants have a short message about science.
a little song about science

# science    

creationist science fair bans science

The Creation Museum is running a science fair. Yes, it's the same thing as a slaughterhouse having a confab about veganism.
creationist science fair bans science

# astrobiology    

a friendly tip for ufologists

One example of hard proof is worth a million vague anecdotes and personal accounts of sightings.
a friendly tip for ufologists

# science    

there's a reason why we call it evidence…

Evidence doesn't go away just because you choose to ignore it.
there's a reason why we call it evidence…

# science    

can you get a little too skeptical?

There's a fine line between skepticism and cynicism. Are some skeptics forgetting to tell the difference?
can you get a little too skeptical?

# science    

surprise, surprise! everything is just a theory

How people use the word "theory" when it comes to science shows how badly we teach them about the scientific method.
surprise, surprise! everything is just a theory

# science    

when everybody is an expert

Got an idea the scientific community isn't listening to? Forget more research and peer review! Go to the people with a conspiracy theory!
when everybody is an expert

# education    

oh wait, you're serious?

Isn't a graduate degree in science supposed to be in, you know, actual science?
oh wait, you're serious?

# science    

sorry, it's just not working out…

Why is reconciling science and religion so difficult? Because at their core, they're about two completely different, and opposite, things.
sorry, it's just not working out…

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