Only whites get to write about whatever interests them.… Read the rest
Welcome to our archive of news stories relevant to the project of fighting fashionable nonsense. The stories are drawn from the electronic pages of the world’s media. On this page, you’ll find links to those stories that have been featured on Butterflies and Wheels during the current year. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find links to separate archives of stories from previous years.
We’re always pleased to hear about news stories that you think should be featured on Butterflies and Wheels. Just send an email here, if you want to point one out to us.
A note about links
Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
Why Did the Tate Apologise? 
Nov 15th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It’s not the Tate’s job to appease the sensibilities of particular religious groups, says Kenan Malik.… Read the rest
Love of Knowledge is not ‘White’
Nov 15th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Self-imposed barriers can be the hardest to overthrow.… Read the rest
Teaching is Another Form of Political Domination
Nov 15th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
And graduate study at Yale is so over, and Buffy was never the same after the fourth season.… Read the rest
Why Are We Still Talking About IQ And Race?
Nov 14th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Gavin Evans argues that the concept of race makes no genetic sense.… Read the rest
Leave The Bones Alone
Nov 14th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Vital scientific research could be at risk if museums are forced to repatriate human remains.… Read the rest
Dawkins to Give Tanner Lectures
Nov 14th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A passionate Darwinian as a scientist and anti-Darwinian in politics and human affairs.… Read the rest
Scientists Must Educate the Public
Nov 14th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
If they don’t help journalists do a better job, then the better job won’t get done.… Read the rest
Ray Monk on Hitler’s Scientists
Nov 14th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Poison gas and atom bombs, Bohr and Heisenberg, science and ethics.… Read the rest
Why Subsidise Farmers but not Miners?
Nov 13th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Romantic views of agriculture leave out too many inconvenient facts.… Read the rest
Favourite Science Hoaxes
Nov 13th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The top ten science hoaxes courtesy of the Guardian.… Read the rest
Maybe It’s About To Get A Bit Chilly
Nov 13th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Could global warming bring about a new ice age?… Read the rest
The People Is Always Right. Right?
Nov 13th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
No, which is why government by plebiscite or initiative is an alarming idea.… Read the rest
Astonishment, Fluidity and Changefulness
Nov 12th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Montaigne put ‘a consciousness astonished at itself at the core of human existence.’… Read the rest
Does Science Still Matter?
Nov 12th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Why is there so much hostility to science and reason?… Read the rest
Carlin Romano on Curtis White
Nov 11th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
We don’t need a whole book to unpack one catchy phrase.… Read the rest
Hindu Students Petition Against Book
Nov 11th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
An academic study of Ganesha is ‘offensive’ to Hindus; author must apologize.… Read the rest
Whither (or Wither?) Scholarship?
Nov 11th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Are scholars all dead from the waist down? Is it all a waste?… Read the rest
Richard Wollheim
Nov 11th, 2003 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
San Francisco Chronicle obituary.… Read the rest
