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conservapedia faces off against einstein
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conservapedia faces off against einstein

Yes, the rumors are true, Conservapedia, the right wing anti-Wikipedia, thinks relativity is a liberal plot to indoctrinate new atheists.

how cranks and mad scientists are born
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how cranks and mad scientists are born

Scientists and engineers don't turn into cranks overnight. It's a process that usually starts by not knowing when to cut one's losses...

there’s a reason we call it a target audience…
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there’s a reason we call it a target audience…

NYT’s Virginia Heffernan seems shocked and appalled that popular science blogs aren't dry, purely academic exercises in summarizing scientific papers.

luddites add chemistry to their arsenal
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luddites add chemistry to their arsenal

Good regulation is based on facts and peer-reviewed studies, not scaremongering and chemophobia.

would you like some science in your pop sci?
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would you like some science in your pop sci?

Here's to hoping that the Discovery Channel does right by Phil Plait's show...

presenting paradox-free quantum time travel?
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presenting paradox-free quantum time travel?

Quantum time travel experiments hint that physics creates closed time loops, meaning you can't change history.

dear new scientist, are you missing a backbone?
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dear new scientist, are you missing a backbone?

The magazine is allowing an angry crank with a vendetta against an editor to dictate what stories it will publish and pull.

why it’s so hard to argue with a famous crank
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why it’s so hard to argue with a famous crank

In response to a lengthy presentation debunking his claims, Christopher Monckton did the only thing he knows how to do: throw a massive tantrum.

the amazing, shrinking science blogging network
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the amazing, shrinking science blogging network

Things are not looking good for ScienceBlogs as the aftermath of the Sodageddon propels more of its writers to escape velocity...

a brief addendum to the limits of philosophy…
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a brief addendum to the limits of philosophy…

Revisiting the "if you believe in science, you're doing it wrong" debate with an epistemological bent.

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