Rationalists on crusade. Very droll.
Category: Latest News
Welcome to our archive of news stories relevant to the project of fighting fashionable nonsense. The stories are drawn from the electronic pages of the world’s media. On this page, you’ll find links to those stories that have been featured on Butterflies and Wheels during the current year. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find links to separate archives of stories from previous years.
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A note about links
Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
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Lords Report on Science Decline in Schools
Psychology, media studies, photography considered more fun, also easier.
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Haggard Fired for ‘Sexually Immoral Conduct’
Noisy opponent of gay marriage admits having a massage from a gay masseur, denies inhaling.
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Blair Criticizes ‘Anti-science Brigade’
Condemns ‘outrageous distortion’ of campaigners against pioneering technologies.
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Church Group Report Offers Threats
Tory peer, Labour MP, Bishop of Chester helped to produce the menacing report.
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Muslims Join Xians to Bully Gays in Scotland
‘There is a momentum building against the secular parties’ says founder of ‘pro-family’ ‘pro-life’ party.
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Anti-Censorship Conference at National Theatre
Appignanesi, Mortimer, Hytner, others to confront growing danger to theatre in the UK.
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On Hannah Arendt
Seyla Benhabib, Michael Hardt, Martin Jay, Julia Neuberger, Ilan Pappe, Elisabeth Young-Bruehl, others.
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Bad Science on a Pricey Cure for Dyslexia
What was wrong with the paper? Quite a few things.
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Jesus and Mo Take Moses to Meet the Barmaid
He’s an outgoing guy.
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Anthony Giddens on Climate Change and Greens
Many greens are hostile to science and technology, which are needed in responses to climate change.
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Alan Boyle on Allen Esterson on Mileva Marić
The evidence and historical documentation are not there.
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Scott McLemee on Richardson’s William James
James once described the history of philosophy as the record of a ‘certain clash of human temperaments.’
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Kent Hovind Convicted of Tax Fraud
Pensacola evangelist founded and runs Dinosaur Adventure Land and Creative Science Evangelism.
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Evangelist Ted Haggard Resigns
Strong opponent of same-sex unions said to have had three-year sexual relationship with male prostitute.
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Ethiopian Reaction to FGM Sentence
‘The punishment is appropriate,’ said Bulti Gueteema, of the Ethiopian Ministry of Women’s Affairs.
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‘Equality Now’ Campaign Against FGM
Many grassroots organizations are fighting within their own tradition and culture to eradicate FGM.
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Ocean Fish Will be Gone in 50 Years
Stocks have collapsed in nearly one-third of sea fisheries; the rate of decline is accelerating.
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Politicians Support Elkin Deligöz
Parliamentarian received death threats after urging Muslim women in Germany to take off headscarves.
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Visiting With Some Atheists
If you become an atheist, do you have to start preaching?