Lacking ‘convincing’ non-design explanation, justified to think intelligent design was involved in life.… Read the rest
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Freeman Dyson on Seeing the Unseen 
Feb 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Two very different ways of thinking about science: via tools or concepts.… Read the rest
Norman Levitt on Revealed Truth at Harvard
Feb 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Barbarity of refusing to examine a theory because it contradicts favourite pieties.… Read the rest
Colin McCabe on Francis Wheen
Feb 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Saying ‘pull up your socks, Baudrillard minor’ is not quite enough.… Read the rest
Churchillian
Feb 6th, 2005 10:05 pm | By Ophelia BensonThis Ward Churchill guy is quite funny. I shouldn’t say that, I suppose, but he is. He’s so…obvious. The hair, the shades, the jaw, the flocks of doting students. You can tell he thinks he’s Nick Nolte crossed with Russell Means with just a dash of Springsteen. Yeah dude you’re just like totally cool man.
Ward L. Churchill has been angry for years, shaking a clenched fist at American power from the streets of Denver and the lecterns of academia.
Where it’s both safe and profitable to do so, one can’t help noting.
Born near Peoria, Ill., Churchill has a master’s degree in communications and is a U.S. Army veteran.
He’s also a full professor. Usually people need … Read the rest
Why Did Churchill Get Hired in the First Place?
Feb 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
How did he get hired, tenured and named the head of a department?… Read the rest
Can Spinal Manipulation Cure Skin Diseases?
Feb 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Do you need lots of treatment because your body is out of balance?… Read the rest
No Florida State University Chiropractic School
Feb 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Hundreds of FSU professors signed petitions against the school.… Read the rest
Churchill Clarifies Some Points
Feb 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
And leaves others opaque.… Read the rest
Churchill Controversy Simmers
Feb 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Tenure? Free speech? Advocacy of violence? Scholarship? Professionalism? Rights? … Read the rest
The Article That Caused the Fuss
Feb 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The guy does seem a tad confused…… Read the rest
U of Colorado Wonders What to Do With Churchill
Feb 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Large lecture fees for speeches on poverty among Native Americans. … Read the rest
Native Americans Disavow Ward Churchill
Feb 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
American Indian Movement says he ‘fraudulently represented himself as an Indian’ to build his career.… Read the rest
Ward Churchill and ‘little Eichmanns’
Feb 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Colorado legislature is angry; Churchill will sue if he is fired.… Read the rest
Saudi Women Speak
Feb 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Young girls here are so oppressed. They receive this education that means you never think about your rights.’… Read the rest
Ernst Mayr
Feb 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The LA Times on why Mayr mattered.… Read the rest
What’s Wrong With Ayn Rand
Feb 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Misty-eyed conservatives should realize she wrote science fiction, not philosophy.… Read the rest
Ernst Mayr 1904-2005
Feb 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
An architect of the ‘evolutionary synthesis.’… Read the rest
