In Kansas, the state-approved answer might soon be Yes. … 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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Should Biology be Taught via the Bible? 
Feb 8th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
No. Why bother debating?… Read the rest
PZ Myers Gently Takes Issue With Michael Behe
Feb 8th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Behe doesn’t get to just wave his hands and have all the evidence for evolutionary biology magically disappear’… Read the rest
Colin McCabe on Francis Wheen
Feb 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Saying ‘pull up your socks, Baudrillard minor’ is not quite enough.… Read the rest
Norman Levitt on Revealed Truth at Harvard
Feb 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Barbarity of refusing to examine a theory because it contradicts favourite pieties.… Read the rest
Freeman Dyson on Seeing the Unseen
Feb 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Two very different ways of thinking about science: via tools or concepts.… Read the rest
Michael Behe Argues from Personal Incredulity
Feb 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Lacking ‘convincing’ non-design explanation, justified to think intelligent design was involved in life.… Read the rest
No Evidence That Ward Churchill Is Indian
Feb 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The image of an angry Indian’ – as seen at your local multiplex.… Read the rest
Dennis Banks on ‘Academic and Indian Fraud’
Feb 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Ward Churchill has been masquerading as an Indian for years behind his
dark glasses and beaded headband.’… Read the rest
Churchill Controversy Simmers
Feb 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Tenure? Free speech? Advocacy of violence? Scholarship? Professionalism? Rights? … Read the rest
Churchill Clarifies Some Points
Feb 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
And leaves others opaque.… Read the rest
No Florida State University Chiropractic School
Feb 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Hundreds of FSU professors signed petitions against the school.… Read the rest
Can Spinal Manipulation Cure Skin Diseases?
Feb 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Do you need lots of treatment because your body is out of balance?… Read the rest
Why Did Churchill Get Hired in the First Place?
Feb 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
How did he get hired, tenured and named the head of a department?… Read the rest
The Article That Caused the Fuss
Feb 6th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The guy does seem a tad confused…… Read the rest
Ernst Mayr Dies
Feb 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Eminent evolutionary biologist, one of the most influential scientists of 20th century.… Read the rest
Ernst Mayr 1904-2005
Feb 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
An architect of the ‘evolutionary synthesis.’… Read the rest
What’s Wrong With Ayn Rand
Feb 5th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Misty-eyed conservatives should realize she wrote science fiction, not philosophy.… Read the rest
