Update Be sure to come back on Sunday and see my wrap-up column. The first section of this article contains background on the subject which should be read, the second records correspondence […]
Reporting On So-Called Climate Reporters: Update 4
On The Role Of Genetics In Politics
This paper is worth taking extra time to disassemble: “genopolitics” is part of a growing trend in the academy. The Mating Game If you can pass on your political “orientation” through your […]
Exposure To Fracking Reduces Low-Birth-Weight Babies
Shouldn’t a peer-reviewed paper which purports to tie chemicals produced in the manufacture of natural gas (fracking etc.) to birth defects actually measure exposure (of fetus carriers, i.e. “mothers”) to those chemicals? […]
Evolution Under Fixed Constraints; Or, Why Random Changes Don’t Cut It
See if this analogy makes sense. A ramp onto which you loose a ball, which can roll down and fall into one of three slots. The configuration is such that the ball […]
Ask A Scientific Ethicist: Baby Making, Auto Mishap, ISIS Attacks
This was supposed to run this morning. No idea why it didn’t. This week, three letters from concerned readers. Too many babies Dear Scientific Ethicist, Hopefully this subject matter isn’t too technical […]
Decline Of Participation In Religious Rituals With Improved Sanitation
Answer me this. Earl at the end of the bar, on his sixth or seventh, tells listeners just what’s wrong with America’s science policy. His words receive knowing nods from all. Does […]
The True Meaning Of Statistical Models
This came up yesterday (again, as it does often), so I figure one more stab is in order. Because the answer isn’t simple, I had to write a lot, which means it […]
Autism And Stem-Cell Derived Vaccines: Deisher’s New Paper
Background Stacy Trasancos asked me to review her post “Why Are Catholics Criticizing Dr. Theresa Deisher?“, and in particular the paper “Impact of environmental factors on the prevalence of autistic disorder after […]
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