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political civility is dead. long live political civility?
# politics

political civility is dead. long live political civility?

Sometimes angry calls for more civility in political and social discourse are necessary. And sometimes they're just a muzzle for partisan bloviators who can dish it out but can't take it.

weird things talks to astronomer ragbir bhathal
# science

weird things talks to astronomer ragbir bhathal

Ragbir Bhathal responds to Weird Things to set the record straight: the story about his detection of laser signals from Gliese 581g are pure fiction.

the wages of being a nerd in a hollywood world
# science

the wages of being a nerd in a hollywood world

Step one: paint all scientists as completely un-relatable weirdos. Step two: wonder why so few kids want to grow up to be scientists.

so hawking is apparently the new mullah omar…
# science

so hawking is apparently the new mullah omar…

That's right Baroness Greenfield, not needing a miracle in the lab is the same thing as a holy war against the unbelievers.

is this the golden age of conspiracy theories?
# oddities

is this the golden age of conspiracy theories?

Conspiracies seem to be all around us today. And ironically, that's the reason why most of them can't possibly be true.

why criticism is more important than ever
# politics

why criticism is more important than ever

In sparing the feeling of religious zealots and ardent believers of junk science, we've done ourselves no favors.

shifting the blame for scientific illiteracy
# science

shifting the blame for scientific illiteracy

Chris Mooney is back with another rendition of the Unscientific America debacle to cement his status as the human version of a broken record.

separating health facts from health hysteria
# health

separating health facts from health hysteria

Despite the gloom and doom you see on the news, we're actually making huge strides in improving medicine and have a pretty good handle on what the media insists are crises.

horgan warns venter to watch his poker face
# science

horgan warns venter to watch his poker face

John Horgan is on the warpath against Craig Venter because... the media prominently covered Venter's latest breakthrough with synthetic life?

how the mass media fuels denialism
# science

how the mass media fuels denialism

When it comes to science denial and illiteracy, the media is one of the biggest source of bad information and misleading opinions.

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