The intolerant will dictate what the rest of us should read and watch.… 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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Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
Why Does Sartre Still Matter? 
Jul 2nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Like no one else, he sought to understand what it means to be responsible.… Read the rest
Secular Summer Camp
Jul 2nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Yes but it’s still summer camp.… Read the rest
The Boundaries of Reasonable Debate
Jul 2nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Tension between prevention of hate-mongering and free speech.… Read the rest
Anti-smoking Ads Focus on Going Limp
Jul 1st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Also compare smokers’ teeth to smelly female genitalia.… Read the rest
‘Alternative Medicine’ in Africa
Jul 1st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Selling expensive vitamins as Aids treatment.… Read the rest
Social Neuroscience, Belief, the Amygdala
Jul 1st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
To understand how the brain makes sense of the world.… Read the rest
Review of Rebecca Goldstein on Gödel
Jul 1st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The consequences of Gödel’s ideas, and the conundrum of the man himself. … Read the rest
Don’t Forget to Vote for Greatest Philosopher
Jul 1st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Listen to Julian Baggini, Anthony Grayling, Alan Ryan on their picks.… Read the rest
AAA Votes to Rescind 2002 Report
Jul 1st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
On allegations of research misconduct by scholars studying the Yanomami.… Read the rest
Cleveland Health Education Museum Does What?!
Jul 1st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Opens doors to ‘faith healer’. Is everyone crazy?… Read the rest
Are Philosophers Disembodied Argument Machines?
Jun 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Carlin Romano on Thomas Nagel on Nicola Lacey on H L A Hart.… Read the rest
Musharraf Says Mukhtaran Mai Free to Travel
Jun 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
She has her passport back.… Read the rest
‘Those who are Vulnerable Suffer More’
Jun 30th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Asma Jehangir on Pakistan’s judicial system in light of Mukhtaran Mai case. … Read the rest
Ethnomathematics
Jun 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Essential tool for ethnochemistry, ethnoengineering, ethnophysics.… Read the rest
Munchausen’s and Other Syndromes
Jun 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Expert witnesses, suspect science and dead babies.… Read the rest
A Culture That Sees Child Abuse Everywhere
Jun 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Meadow did not single-handedly create abuse-obsession that led to unjust convictions.… Read the rest
Christian Group Calls Belfast Gay Parade ‘Offensive’
Jun 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Because they ‘believe what the bible says regarding sodomy.’… Read the rest
Sikh Protesters Disrupt Sikh Wedding
Jun 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘We will use any means whatsoever to stop this happening.’… Read the rest
Mark Steyn Says Very Silly Thing
Jun 29th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘There aren’t many examples of successful post-religious societies.’… Read the rest
