258 cases of parents found guilty of killing a child to be reviewed.… 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.
We’re always pleased to hear about news stories that you think should be featured on Butterflies and Wheels. Just send an email here, if you want to point one out to us.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Is the Self a Narrative? 
Jan 19th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
No, there are other ways to think about it, says Galen Strawson.… Read the rest
Not all Skepticism is Good Skepticism
Jan 19th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Carl Zimmer on how extinction skeptics get it wrong.… Read the rest
Science and Profit Collide Again
Jan 18th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
WHO criticizes Bush administration for letting sugar lobby block efforts against obesity.… Read the rest
Jung’s Concepts Empirical not Speculative?
Jan 18th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Hunger for meaning not always compatible with wish to be a scientist.… Read the rest
Grayling on Jung
Jan 18th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The pseudo-scientific psychological theories of Freud and Jung are of little interest now.… Read the rest
‘Too Early’ for Women in Afghanistan
Jan 17th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘We are opposed to women singing and dancing,’ Supreme Court says.… Read the rest
‘Middle-Earth is the Kingdom of Kitsch’
Jan 17th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Perpetual childhood, emotion on the cheap, sincere sentimentalism.… Read the rest
Disgust Quiz
Jan 17th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A companion exercise to Taboo. Good clean fun.… Read the rest
Noah’s Flood Made the Grand Canyon
Jan 16th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Book offering Biblical version of geology for sale in National Park shop.… Read the rest
Framing and ‘Tax Relief’
Jan 16th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Control the definition and the game is yours.… Read the rest
Julian Baggini on Kilroy-Silk
Jan 15th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Remember Mill’s distinction between offense and harm.… Read the rest
Peer Reviewed – by Which Peers?
Jan 15th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Bush administration seeks to control who reviews scientific research.… Read the rest
Regulate Psychoanalysts? Jamais!
Jan 15th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Lacan said the ‘analyst’s only authority is his own.’ Hmm.… Read the rest
Lingua Franca Writers Sued
Jan 14th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Bankruptcy trustee demands return of already reduced fees.… Read the rest
Compare Coverage
Jan 14th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Philip Stott looks at reporting on the GM Advisory Committee.… Read the rest
NY Times on the 2004 Edge Question
Jan 14th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Find the silly comment equating scientific uncertainty with uncertainty about science.… Read the rest
Public Understanding of Science
Jan 13th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It does matter if people think science produces absolute certainties.… Read the rest
Report Clears GM Maize, Not Other Crops
Jan 13th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Experts say beets and oil seed rape could pose a threat to birds and insects.… Read the rest
Norberto Bobbio Obituary
Jan 13th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Italy’s leading legal and political philosopher.… Read the rest
