Irreducible complexity is a term invented by Behe. It is a myth: there is no irreducible complexity in living organisms.… Read the rest
Fashionable nonsense has been with us since the time that prehistoric man first transcribed Of Grammatology on to the walls of the Lascaux caves. Here we cast an eye back at some historical highlights.
The Robbers Cave Experiment
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonA classic on intergroup conflict and cooperation… Read the rest
Chris Mooney on Tom Bethell
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonThere’s plenty of science hijacking in The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science.… Read the rest
Tony Sewell and Lee Jasper on racism and school.
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonWe need to challenge a youth culture that thinks to do well in school is ‘to act white.’… Read the rest
Get an MA in astrology.
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonA new and exciting advance for the academic world.… Read the rest
The Guardian profiles E O Wilson
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonAnts, pheromones, genes, biodiversity, ecological footprints, consilience.… Read the rest
The hegemony of social constructionism
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonMark Bauerlein on the institutional factors behind groupthink.… Read the rest
Silence over Afghan women’s rights
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonWidows starve, refugees are beaten, rape victims are beaten… Read the rest
Behe and Intelligent Design
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonIrreducible complexity is a term invented by Behe. It is a myth: there is no irreducible complexity in living organisms.… Read the rest
On the Robbers Cave Experiment
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonDerogation of the out-group was expressed in word and deed.… Read the rest
The Forward March Of Women Halted?
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonA commitment to women’s equality has eroded and strong opposition to this commitment has emerged.… Read the rest
The Catcher in the Rye is a crap book.
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonExecrable prose and jejune narcissism – not a good combination.… Read the rest
Ivan Kelly on concepts of modern astrology
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonInterconnectedness, paranormal information transmission, asymmetrical evidence acceptance, aperception of contradiction, and more.… Read the rest
Margaret Talbot on Carol Gilligan
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonGilligan’s teaching is in many ways reactionary, which also helps to account for its extraordinary success… Read the rest
Libraries
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonSome librarians now post NO SILENCE PLEASE signs as part of their marketing campaigns.… Read the rest
Simon Blackburn interview
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonOn truth, epistemology, global warming, philosophy of mind, quasi-realism, Hume… Read the rest
Behe’s Empty Box
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonReviews and Criticisms of Michael Behe’s book: Darwin’s Black Box:
The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution… Read the rest
Carlin Romano Reads Bruce Bawer
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonEnlightenment, we should equally remember, means replacing half-baked notions and myths with facts.… Read the rest
Fred Halliday on Blasphemy and Power
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonIt is not possible to insult or defame someone who has been dead for 1,374 years.… Read the rest
Jews in US Academia since World War II
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonTaken for granted now, but it hasn’t always been.… Read the rest