Drill in unquestioned acceptance of ‘holy books’ also a problem.… Read the rest
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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Thin-skinned Syndrome 
Oct 1st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Was guy who mumbled ‘nonsense’ at Jack Straw thrown out because offensive to foreign secretary community?… Read the rest
Darfur War Crimes Warnings
Oct 1st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Hilary Benn says the International Criminal Court is collecting evidence.… Read the rest
Wild Gorillas Reported to Use Tools
Oct 1st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A stick to test water depth, a log as a bridge across swampy ground.… Read the rest
TV Chat Show for Women in Afghanistan
Oct 1st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Afghan women have a few problems, and no one to talk to about them.… Read the rest
Journal of Religion and Society Article
Sep 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
If religion has receded in some western nations, what is the impact on their populations?… Read the rest
Both Sides of Culture Wars Are Populist
Sep 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Multicultural left and populist right differ only in preferring different popular cultures.… Read the rest
Harold Bloom Should Try Harder
Sep 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Lacks the good teacher’s humility, good popularizer’s ability to make a complex subject clear.… Read the rest
Jerry Fodor on Simon Blackburn on Truth
Sep 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Fodor wonders if there is more silliness around now than there has always been.… Read the rest
Can Blogs Help Popularize Good Academic Books?
Sep 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
They’re an improvement on reading the catalogue aloud, at least.… Read the rest
Richard Lewontin Reviews Ruse and Others
Sep 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Change, not progress, was the ideological leitmotif of evolutionary theory.… Read the rest
Baudrillard, Virilio, Žižek on September 11
Sep 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘These three texts present theoretical ideas that are largely familiar…’… Read the rest
Sartre, Beauvoir, Letters, Daughters, Copyright
Sep 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Adopted daughters dispute book on Beauvoir-Sartre relations.… Read the rest
Evolution in the Dock
Sep 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Live Science gives details on anti-evolution legislation in 17 states.… Read the rest
Animal Rights ‘Activists’ Threaten Nurseries
Sep 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Leapfrog Day Nurseries warned to sever all links with Huntingdon Life Sciences.… Read the rest
Animal Rights Militia Sends ‘Warning Letters’
Sep 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Drop HLS or you will face the consequences.’… Read the rest
ALF Not Returning Telegraph’s Calls
Sep 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Animal Liberation Front is thought to be behind the threats.… Read the rest
ALF Has Launched New Wave of Attacks
Sep 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘We have identified and tracked down many of your senior executives and also junior staff…’… Read the rest
The Great Thing About ID
Sep 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It takes all that pesky uncertainty out of science. Whew!… Read the rest
