The science of mind doesn’t appear to have a generally agreed-on theory of anything.… Read the rest
Welcome to our archive of news stories relevant to the project of fighting fashionable nonsense. The stories are drawn from the electronic pages of the world’s media. On this page, you’ll find links to those stories that have been featured on Butterflies and Wheels during the current year. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find links to separate archives of stories from previous years.
We’re always pleased to hear about news stories that you think should be featured on Butterflies and Wheels. Just send an email here, if you want to point one out to us.
A note about links
Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
‘DNA Shows the Tomb is That of Jesus’ 
Feb 26th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Tests on samples’ show Jesus and Mary Magdalene were a couple. Eh?… Read the rest
Stuart Jeffries Moans Over ‘Dearly Held Beliefs’
Feb 26th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Dean of Southwark calls atheists as fundamentalist as tube-bombers. Really.… Read the rest
Ben Goldacre on Transgressive Genius
Feb 26th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
An academic journal that publishes a fringe review of a fringe book owes readers some background.… Read the rest
Prospect Asks 100 Thinkers The Big Question
Feb 26th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
What’s next? What will take the place of left and right?… Read the rest
Debut of TPM Blog
Feb 25th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Is philosophy like health food or therapy?… Read the rest
MoD Document on Remote Viewing
Feb 25th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Freedom of Information in action.… Read the rest
Islam-jokes Return to Düsseldorf Carnival
Feb 25th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Last year’s joke about women never made it off the drawing board.… Read the rest
Mediawatchwatch Has the Joke
Feb 25th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Jacques Tilly ‘was particularly pleased with the Muslim women piece’ – this one.… Read the rest
Gillian McKeith is Feeling Bullied
Feb 25th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
She can’t call herself Dr any more; it’s so unkind.… Read the rest
Catholic School Expels Student for Tattoo
Feb 25th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Hey, kid, appearances matter. Jesus was a snappy dresser.… Read the rest
Nick Cohen on Censorship of the Internet
Feb 25th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Saudi Arabia’s theocrats have banned ‘Women in American History’ Encyclopedia entry.… Read the rest
Holocaust Denier Ernst Zundel Sentenced
Feb 24th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
In Germany, to five years for inciting racial hatred.… Read the rest
Prosecutor Denounced Kareem as ‘Apostate’
Feb 24th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Kareem’s father has called for him to be killed if he does not ‘announce his repentence.’ … Read the rest
HRW on Karim’s Imprisonment
Feb 24th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Arrested after he criticized Muslim rioters and Islam in a blog post about sectarian clashes.… Read the rest
RSF on ‘Kareem Amer’
Feb 24th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Egypt is on the list of 13 Internet enemies which Reporters Without Borders compiled in 2006.… Read the rest
MCB Guidelines for Schools
Feb 24th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The list is long, the word ‘should’ appears a lot.… Read the rest
MCB School Guidelines
Feb 24th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Swimming out, dancing out, Ramadan in, hijab in.… Read the rest
MoD Seeks ‘Psychic Powers’
Feb 24th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Funded tests into ability of volunteers to use psychic powers to ‘remotely view’ hidden objects.… Read the rest
Gambia’s President Claims to Cure AIDS
Feb 24th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Yahya Jammeh says his herbal medicine cures AIDS in three days.… Read the rest
