Johann Hari on Euphemisms *

Sep 2nd, 2009 | Filed by

If they are dead babies, call them dead babies. … Read the rest



Italy Approves RU-486 Despite Church Opposition *

Sep 2nd, 2009 | Filed by

Vatican promises ‘excommunication for the doctor, the woman and anyone who encourages its use.’… Read the rest



Serious people

Sep 1st, 2009 12:30 pm | By

Sean Carroll has kissed Bloggingheads good-bye.

It’s important to understand exactly what the objections are…Namely: if BH.tv has something unique and special going for it, it’s the idea that it’s not just a shouting match, or mindless entertainment. It’s a place we can go to hear people with very different perspectives talk about issues about which they may strongly disagree, but with a presumption that both people are worth listening to. If the issue at hand is one with which I’m sufficiently familiar, I can judge for myself whether I think the speakers are respectable; but if it’s not, I have to go by my experience with other dialogues on the site.

What I objected to about the creationists

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Paul Kurtz on the Humanism of Ted Kennedy *

Sep 1st, 2009 | Filed by

Although the Kennedys are officially Roman Catholic, they nevertheless supported a liberal social agenda.… Read the rest



Turkey and Armenia to Establish Diplomatic Ties *

Sep 1st, 2009 | Filed by

The central dispute is the genocide, about which there is little dispute among historians.… Read the rest



Carl Zimmer Says Bye to Bloggingheads *

Sep 1st, 2009 | Filed by

Zimmer does not write about just anything. He writes about research and ideas that have held up under scrutiny.… Read the rest



Sean Carroll Says Bye to Bloggingheads *

Sep 1st, 2009 | Filed by

If I’m going to spend an hour listening to two people discuss, I want some confidence that they’re both serious.… Read the rest



Real Scientists Abandoning Bloggingheads.tv *

Sep 1st, 2009 | Filed by

Sympathy for religion is one thing, sympathy for creationism is another.… Read the rest



Letters for September, 2009

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Letters for September, 2009.… Read the rest