Let’s tell it how it is. Pinter’s anti-war poems are dreadful.… Read the rest
Anti-vaccine Madness 
Oct 31st, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Opponents of MMR believe in homoeopathy, the Force, ESP and all sorts of other rubbish.… Read the rest
How else do you explain it?
Oct 31st, 2004 | By Julian BagginiDown inside, we are all born apart from God, and we grow up selfish and demanding our own way. What the Psalmist said of himself is also true of us: "Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me" (Psalm 51:5). And one sign of our sin is that we don’t want God’s way in our lives, and we are in rebellion against Him and His will. How else do you explain the evil in the world?
Rev. Billy Graham
Is a bad explanation better than no explanation at all? If you have no idea why your mug suddenly shattered and someone suggests it had spontaneously gained consciousness, realized the futility of its existence and … Read the rest
Eton or the Zoo?
Oct 29th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Desmond Morris wonders how we would treat members of Homo floresiensis if they were still around.… Read the rest
Hobbit Species to Rewrite Textbooks
Oct 29th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The discovery of Homo floresiensis shows how much we still have to learn about human evolution.… Read the rest
We Were Not Alone
Oct 28th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Homo sapiens shared the planet with a hobbit species.… Read the rest
Aborted Foetus Cures Blindness
Oct 28th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
But, as usual, there are critics.… Read the rest
NHS Nonsense
Oct 27th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Whatever affliction it is that Prince Charles is suffering – it’s catching.… Read the rest
Forced Marriage Law Considered
Oct 27th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It could become illegal in the UK to compel two people to marry.… Read the rest
Honour Killing Law Tightened in Pakistan
Oct 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
But some women’s groups say it doesn’t go far enough.… Read the rest
Stems Cells and Paralysis Hope
Oct 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Just in case anybody is in any doubt about the importance of embryonic stem cell research.… Read the rest
School Science Should be Promoted
Oct 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
All young people should learn about scientific reasoning up to the age of nineteen.… Read the rest
Human Tissue Controls Rejected
Oct 25th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Plans to limit the use of tissues taken from living patients have been defeated in the UK House of Lords. … Read the rest
Tobacco and Academic Medicine
Oct 25th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Philip Morris exploited institional fears of losing research funding in order to preserve financial ties to academic medicine.… Read the rest
UN Debate on Cloning Draws to a Close
Oct 23rd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Two different resolutions are on the table.… Read the rest
Reeve in Stem Cell Advert
Oct 23rd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
An appeal from beyond the grave.… Read the rest
Dark Ages Return in Pennsylvania
Oct 23rd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Intelligent Design on the science curriculum.… Read the rest
OB’s in an Outhouse
Oct 23rd, 2004 8:34 am | By Josh LariosI have sent OB on a mission to count copies of The Dictionary. Her base of operation is a sumptuous residence in Bedford Square (though she only gets to use the outhouse). Unfortunately, it has no internet access (not the kind of thing which is required for the servant quarters). This means that there will be a blogging hiatus. Unless I can think of something to say in the meantime. Which I can’t. Hang on, let me think – what have I been irritated about over the last few days? Hmmm. Oh yes. The soccer player Adrian Mutu got caught with traces of cocaine in his body; so he has to undergo a course of psychological counselling. There … Read the rest
Derrida and Psychoanalysis
Oct 21st, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Derrida put the text on the couch.… Read the rest
‘Theory’ Began to Seem Banal
Oct 20th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Theory’ was seen as a political weapon. Why? No one knows. [link fixed]… Read the rest
