Category: Culture & Ethics
Spider-Man, the Multiverse, and Intelligent Design
In the new Spider-Man movie, the multiverse not only makes an appearance but plays a crucial role in the plot.
#5 Story of 2021: Francis Collins’s Troubling Record at NIH
NIH Director Francis Collins is being praised as “a national treasure,” but his real legacy is anything but praiseworthy.
#10 Story of 2021: On Evolution and Racism, Scientific American Goes to War Against the Truth
Given evolution’s racist baggage, you might think the theory’s proponents would be somewhat abashed to accuse the critics of Darwin of “white supremacy.”
Squid Game Explores a Dark Image of Humanity
While the show rejects the idea that men are nothing but brute beasts, it repeatedly goes out of its way to attack religion.
Dune Finds Entertainment in Eugenics
The world-building is fantastic, but the historical background to the novels is also instructive.