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Friday, September 07, 2012
Carnival of Evolution #51: Darwin's Restaurant
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This month's Carnival of Evolution is hosted by The Stochastic Scientist , Kathy Orlinsky. Read it at: Carnival of Evolution 51: Darwin...
Eschaton 2012 Is Nigh!
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CFI is sponsoring a conference in Ottawa (Ontario, Canada) on "Celebrating Reason at the End of the World." The title of the confe...
Thursday, September 06, 2012
You Just Knew This Was Coming, Didn't You?
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Jonathan McLatchie must have hardly been able to contain himself when he wrote: Latest ENCODE Research Validates ID Predictions On Non-Codin...
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The Smithsonian Jumps on the Anti-Junk DNA Bandwagon
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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...
The ENCODE Data Dump and the Responsibility of Scientists
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A few hours ago I criticized science journalists for getting suckered by the hype surrounding the publication of 30 papers from the ENCODE C...
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What in the World Is Michael Eisen Talking About?
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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 ...
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The ENCODE Data Dump and the Responsibility of Science Journalists
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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. ...
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Wednesday, September 05, 2012
ENCODE Leader Says that 80% of Our Genome Is Functional
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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....
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America Is Headed Toward Socialism or Something Much Worse
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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....
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Tuesday, September 04, 2012
John Wilkins Defends Methodological Naturalism
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Methodological Naturalism is an a priori argument in favor limiting science to investigations of the natural world. It serves to protect re...
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Monday, September 03, 2012
Does Philosophy Generate Knowledge?
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I began this discussion a few days ago by questioning the purpose of some common philosophical arguments. The example I selected concerned t...
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Monday's Molecule #184
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Last week's molecule was raltitrexid, an anti-cancer drug [ Monday's Molecule #183 ]. The winner was Raul A. FĂ©lix de Sousa. Raul h...
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Sunday, September 02, 2012
How to Get Banned on
Sandwalk
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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...
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Saturday, September 01, 2012
John Wilkins Defends Philosophy: Begging the Question
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John starts his defense by explaining the correct use of "begging the question." I agree with him 100%. I hate it when people misu...
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John Wilkins Defends Philosophy: A Bit of History
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There was a time, not so long ago, when science and philosophy coexisted in (relative) peace and harmony. This began to change when science ...
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