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The Smithsonian Museums are highly respected but that doesn't mean their website is scientifically accurate [ Junk DNA Isn’t Junk, and T...

A few hours ago I criticized science journalists for getting suckered by the hype surrounding the publication of 30 papers from the ENCODE C...

I've been trying to keep up with the ENCODE PR fiasco so I immediately click on a link to Michael Eisen's blog with the provocative ...

ENCODE ( EN cyclopedia O f D NA E lements) is a massive consortium of scientists dedicated to finding out what's in the human genome. ...

Ed Yong is a science journalist and usually he's a very good one. This time, however, he should have gotten the other side of the story....

I thought that people like Chuck Norris were big fans of the idea that America is the greatest country in the world. Apparently I was wrong....

Methodological Naturalism is an a priori argument in favor limiting science to investigations of the natural world. It serves to protect re...

I began this discussion a few days ago by questioning the purpose of some common philosophical arguments. The example I selected concerned t...

Last week's molecule was raltitrexid, an anti-cancer drug [ Monday's Molecule #183 ]. The winner was Raul A. Félix de Sousa. Raul h...

I try really hard not to ban anyone from commenting on Sandwalk but there are some things I will not tolerate. Someone named David Roemer...

John starts his defense by explaining the correct use of "begging the question." I agree with him 100%. I hate it when people misu...

There was a time, not so long ago, when science and philosophy coexisted in (relative) peace and harmony. This began to change when science ...

I been watching proceedings at the Republican National Convention in Florida. If you think it's annoying for most liberal Americans, ima...

The short video by Bill Nye ("The Science Guy") attracted a lot of attention [ Bill Nye: Creationism Is Not Appropriate For Childr...

Tim Radford reviews The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins [ The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins – book review ]. The review is a bit late—the...