Was pop-fuelled homophobia partly to blame?… 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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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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Politics, Religion, Profit Infect Health Policy
Jun 27th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ken Wiwa on the polio epidemic in Northern Nigeria.… Read the rest
Polio Epidemic in Northern Nigeria
Jun 27th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Local government stopped giving vaccine last August.… Read the rest
WHO: Vaccination to Resume in Nigeria
Jun 27th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Kano state to resume vaccinations after eight month boycott.… Read the rest
West and Central Africa at Risk of Polio
Jun 27th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Officials announced a 22-country synchronized vaccination campaign for autumn.… Read the rest
Astronomer Martin Rees Considers the Future
Jun 27th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Our Final Century says we are on thin ice.… Read the rest
Chris Mooney on an Under-reported Issue
Jun 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Bush administration interferes between WHO and government scientists.… Read the rest
New Limits on Government Scientists
Jun 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Experts now need approval before consulting with WHO.… Read the rest
Bush Protects Sugar Biz From Health Nuts
Jun 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Sugar doesn’t make people fat, science makes people fat!… Read the rest
How the Brain Makes the Mind
Jun 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
William Calvin Review Soul Made Flesh and The Birth of the Mind.… Read the rest
Yet Another Love Letter to James Wood
Jun 25th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘…not the bitter pill of theory, that cocktail of mixed motives and obfuscation practiced in the academy.’… Read the rest
Infantile Leftism, all Gestures and Outrage
Jun 25th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Foucault was not just wrong; he erased any possibility for proving himself to be right.’… Read the rest
Overcooked Prose and Underdone Graduates
Jun 25th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘…once theory poured into the academy, it set like concrete.’… Read the rest
The Actual List Itself This Time
Jun 24th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Vote for the top five, and add one.… Read the rest
Hitchens is Mildly Critical of Michael Moore
Jun 24th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Yes, movies need a POV, but they don’t need to omit disconfirming material and throw in any old rubbish.… Read the rest
Theism Mandatory for Kerry, David Brooks Says
Jun 24th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Doesn’t have to be a saint, but does have to be ‘engaged in a personal voyage toward God.’… Read the rest
48 Nobel Laureates Endorse Bush Opponent
Jun 23rd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Unusual step for Nobel winners indicates disquiet at Bush policies on science. … Read the rest
Interview with Richard Dawkins
Jun 23rd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘I feel strongly about things – especially about double standards, hypocrisy, failure to think clearly.’… Read the rest
Historians and Scientists on List of Intellectuals
Jun 23rd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
And this is surprising because?… Read the rest
David Herman on The List
Jun 23rd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Youth culture is another striking absence.’ What’s striking about it?… Read the rest
