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.


Behe and Intelligent Design *

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Irreducible complexity is a term invented by Behe. It is a myth: there is no irreducible complexity in living organisms.… Read the rest



The Robbers Cave Experiment *

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A classic on intergroup conflict and cooperation… Read the rest



Chris Mooney on Tom Bethell *

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There’s plenty of science hijacking in The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science.… Read the rest



Tony Sewell and Lee Jasper on racism and school. *

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We 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. *

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A new and exciting advance for the academic world.… Read the rest



The Guardian profiles E O Wilson *

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Ants, pheromones, genes, biodiversity, ecological footprints, consilience.… Read the rest



The hegemony of social constructionism *

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Mark Bauerlein on the institutional factors behind groupthink.… Read the rest



Silence over Afghan women’s rights *

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Widows starve, refugees are beaten, rape victims are beaten… Read the rest



Behe and Intelligent Design *

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Irreducible 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 *

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Derogation of the out-group was expressed in word and deed.… Read the rest



The Forward March Of Women Halted? *

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A 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. *

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Execrable prose and jejune narcissism – not a good combination.… Read the rest



Ivan Kelly on concepts of modern astrology *

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Interconnectedness, paranormal information transmission, asymmetrical evidence acceptance, aperception of contradiction, and more.… Read the rest



Margaret Talbot on Carol Gilligan *

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Gilligan’s teaching is in many ways reactionary, which also helps to account for its extraordinary success… Read the rest



Libraries *

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Some librarians now post NO SILENCE PLEASE signs as part of their marketing campaigns.… Read the rest



Simon Blackburn interview *

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On truth, epistemology, global warming, philosophy of mind, quasi-realism, Hume… Read the rest



Behe’s Empty Box *

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Reviews and Criticisms of Michael Behe’s book: Darwin’s Black Box:
The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution
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Carlin Romano Reads Bruce Bawer *

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Enlightenment, we should equally remember, means replacing half-baked notions and myths with facts.… Read the rest



Fred Halliday on Blasphemy and Power *

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It 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 *

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Taken for granted now, but it hasn’t always been.… Read the rest