Month: February 2013
Playing Fast and Loose with the Facts: How Ken Miller Misrepresented Phil Johnson
An old debate, featuring Dr. Kenneth Miller and Dr. Paul Nelson, has found its way onto YouTube.
There She Goes Again: Washington Post Writer Valerie Strauss Invents Claim About “40…Bills” that Would Require “Creationism”
Ms. Strauss is a prime example of an agenda-driven reporter who isn’t very scrupulous about the facts when reporting on controversies over evolution in education.
A Genetic Snooze Button: How Synonymous Codons Regulate the Biological Clock
Evidence mounts that synonymous codons (those that code for the same amino acid) have a function. In one case, they appear to act as a “snooze button” for the biological clock.
Nagel’s Mind and Cosmos Is the Year’s "Most Despised Science Book"
And that’s a good thing.
Wesley Smith on Scientism and The Magician’s Twin
“Science is an extremely powerful method of obtaining and applying facts and knowledge. But science, per se, is amoral.”