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Category: Latest News
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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
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The Hidden Imam Will Protect You – Not
Mullahs ruled it okay to build new houses in Bam despite seismologists’ warnings.
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Strong Reciprocity Explains Altruism
Game theory looks at strategies to promote kindness and punish cheating.
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Moral Imperative to Fund GM Foods
Scientific ethics group says crops suitable for poor countries need more funding.
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The Uses of Scientific Literacy
It promotes critical thinking and undermines superstition, for a start.
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Most Overrated and Underrated Ideas of 2003
Mary Lefkowitz says monotheism is overrated; B&W agrees.
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Everything is Fake, Including This Review
Michael Bywater reviews a book about faking and inauthenticity.
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Science Books in 2004
The Guardian offers a preview of books from Dawkins, Penrose, Diamond, Dunbar and others.
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Was There a Medieval Warm Period or Not?
Criticize the hockey stick and some think you have a political agenda.