Philosophy & Ethics

Waste: Some Scientists May Have Taken Millions In Duplicate Funding

When fiscal hawk Sen. Tom Coburn set his sights on waste (funding humanities nonsense) and duplication at the National Science Foundation, there was outrage that a politician might actually look out for how taxpayer money was used. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jan 30 2024 - 10:53am

Should You Resign Over A Paper You Disagree With?

Klaudia Brix of Jacobs University has resigned from the board of the Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology,  the official publication of the Italian Society of Anatomy and Histology, because a paper by prominent 'HIV does not cause AIDS' rese ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Jan 31 2024 - 9:21am

Barely Half Of The Public Now Trusts Science- What To Do

When I was young, conservatives and liberals had equally high levels of trust in science. And it was high. Only progressives thought science was not a force for public good. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 2 2024 - 9:26am

ClimateGate Scientists Cleared Of Scientific Misconduct...Again

One of the subtleties of the human condition is that if you like or support someone or something, you can understand the nuances of what words mean differently than if you do not.   If you are a fan of WikiLeaks, for example, the ends justify the means and ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 7 2024 - 10:34am

Is Chris Portier The Andrew Wakefield Of Pesticides?

Christopher Portier, Ph.D., recently gave a deposition  in liability litigation hearings related to cases filed by environmental lawyers against Monsanto’s Roundup. If you are not aware, Dr. Portier is external special adviser to the International Agency ...

Article - David Zaruk - Mar 7 2024 - 11:20am

Misinformation Scholarship Is Not New, It Just Got More Attention When The Right Did It

Misinformation scholarship is not new, it just got more attention due to Brexit and Trump- and that's due to the left finally focusing on an issue when it's happening on the other side. Prior to 2021 there was little concern among the left about ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 3 2024 - 11:28am

If You Care About Earth Day, Stop Buying Organic, Fair Trade And Other Junk Stickers On Products

As Lenin's Birthday Earth Day approaches, all of media are pillaged by public relations flaks being paid by 'green' companies who are using capitalism to promote their financial form of environmental socialism. One thing they have in common; ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 18 2024 - 2:42pm

Think Pseudoscience Isn't Dangerous? Ghost Hunter Looking For Ghost Train Killed By Real One

We like to make fun of pseudoscience, mostly because it is hypocritical.   It simultaneously says real science is insular and close-minded and BIG and therefore resistant to awesome new ideas, like there being ghosts in my attic (1), but wants science legi ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Aug 27 2024 - 2:35pm

23andMe Stumbles Into An Ethical Gray Area- And Why That's Good

23andMe, Inc., a direct-to-consumer personal genetics company, is arguably the most well-funded and therefore highest profile group out there (being married to a Google co-founder will do that) and by doing a somewhat humorous new study associating traits ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Sep 29 2024 - 8:30am

Eugenics: Is Genetically Engineering Babies A Moral Obligation?

Both eugenics and social Darwinism had their moments in their sun, the optimistic goal of progressive techno-elites 100 years ago who wanted to use science to make the world a better place. Sounds terrific, right?  Isn't that what vaccines and genetic ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 19 2024 - 12:53pm