Science & Society

Chesterton and Evolution

As some of you are aware, I am a fan of the writings of G.K.Chesterton. In 1903, in an essay The Return of the Angels, he came out with this surprising statement: ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Jan 1 2012 - 1:41pm

ABC Investigates Facilitated Communication And The Wendrow Case

In the autism community, there are plenty of heated opinions, which lead to even more heated attacks against those who believe differently. Some of the fiercest attacks come from those who believe in debunked treatments like facilitated communication. No o ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Jan 7 2012 - 10:19am

God Of The Grant Gaps

A new study has used an interesting metric to highlight their concern about a disconnect between government funding of biomedical research and young investigators; Nobel Prizes.  As has been noted here numerous times, and by me at various talks, the averag ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jan 10 2012 - 3:41pm

Science's Parasitic Overlords?

[Their] monopolistic practices make Walmart look like a corner shop and Rupert Murdoch a socialist-  George Monbiot Want to know where a huge amount of taxpayers' money invested into science goes? Straight into the pockets of publishing companies ...

Article - Oliver Knevitt - Jan 13 2012 - 2:43pm

Peter Bell's Appointment To The President's Council For People With Intellectual Disabilities

On January 10, 2012, President Obama announced appointments to the   President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Jan 13 2012 - 2:34pm

A Doctor Refuses to Okay Transplant for Child with Cognitive Disability (Updated)

We're used to outrage in the disability community, of hearing or reading a story and running with it. Sometimes, it's to attack and condemn other parents or individuals, but sometimes, when the disability community works well, it's to gather ...

Blog Post - Kim Wombles - Mar 16 2012 - 2:25pm

Racked Up A Million: Should I Retire?

No, not a million of those... I am talking about page hits. And no, there is no reason for retiring: the next million is awaiting! I didn't give much thought to page hits when I started blogging. And I probably still don't give it enough attenti ...

Article - Johannes Koelman - Jan 16 2012 - 10:28pm

Alcohol In China And Enzyme Evolution

In China, drinking alcohol is often still a vital part of doing business. Science is important in China, which has become the scientific leader in several ways, but science is business of course. At times, alcohol belongs to science here. ...

Article - Sascha Vongehr - Sep 6 2014 - 3:54am

University Wields Holocaust Denial Lawsuit To Silence Critical Economics Professor, Skeptics Smell Blood

Franz Hörmann, professor at the Vienna University for Economics (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien), distinguishes between Expert-Knowledge (Fachwissen) and Experience-Knowledge (Erlebniswissen). The latter rests on memories formed by personal involvement. He h ...

Article - Sascha Vongehr - Jan 17 2016 - 9:12pm

Tibet And Buddhism To Stay Liberated

The news of the world are filled again with anti-Chinese propaganda. I am appalled at how simplistic anti-Chinese bickering is allowed to be, because it hides the real problems and dangers of China, and there are also positive aspects, like that China has ...

Article - Sascha Vongehr - Sep 6 2014 - 4:45am