Category: Culture
National Science Teaching Association Censors Open Inquiry, Stonewalls When Questioned
Imagine, the major U.S. science teachers group used security guards to stop a scheduled speaker from speaking and to hustle him out of the premises.
Slouching Toward a “Brave New World”
Genetic engineering could unleash a deadly pandemic or lead to a “new eugenics” with very sharp teeth.
Ohio Bans “Nature Rights”
Be it noted that “nature rights” is not aimed primarily at preventing pollution.
Edward Feser on Aristotle’s Revenge — Purpose and Essence in Nature
Scientists can get along without Aristotle’s metaphysics, says Feser, but science can’t.
Michael Keas: Improving Science Education by Understanding Science’s History
A science historian advises teachers that “science is best taught as science is best practiced.”