GlaxoSmithKline spends millions of pounds protecting its staff.… 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.
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Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
The Opposite of Science 
Jul 27th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Absolute knowledge with no test in reality – dangerous stuff.… Read the rest
Is Disgust Good?
Jul 27th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Not as a guide to moral thought it’s not, says Paul Bloom.… Read the rest
Ernst Mayr
Jul 27th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A cake with that many candles might be seen as attempted arson.… Read the rest
The Pea Under the Mattresses of Jargon
Jul 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Sociologists watch teen tv for fun then pretend it’s the Dead Sea Scrolls.… Read the rest
Center for Inquiry to Expand
Jul 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
General public is basically illiterate about science, says Paul Kurtz.… Read the rest
Animal Rights Leader Denies Calling for Killings
Jul 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
But then urges ‘perspective’ if violence is used.… Read the rest
Animal Rights ‘Activist’ Could be Expelled
Jul 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘If something bad happens to these people it will discourage others.’… Read the rest
Profile of Top Intellectual Richard Dawkins
Jul 25th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
He does not call himself ‘the devil’s chaplain’ though.… Read the rest
Lunatic Greens Not Restricted to the UK Shock
Jul 25th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Activists destroy crops in France. Starving millions not consulted.… Read the rest
Who Killed Zahra Kazemi?
Jul 25th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Her family says Ottawa should bring Iran before international court, citing cover-up.… Read the rest
Canada Recalls Ambassador to Iran
Jul 25th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Trial deepened rift between Iran’s reformist government and hardline judiciary.… Read the rest
Sadeq Saba on Iranian Justice on Trial
Jul 25th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Case seen as key test of Iran’s stance on human rights. Abrupt end of trial not good sign.… Read the rest
Hurrah! Known Atheist Tops Prospect Poll
Jul 24th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Richard Dawkins is favourite public intellectual by a wide margin.… Read the rest
What the Poll Shows
Jul 24th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
That science (Dawkins apart) didn’t score well; nor did politics or law.… Read the rest
Gentle Jesus
Jul 23rd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Why are novels about millions being tortured to death so popular?… Read the rest
All Too Political Science
Jul 23rd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Bush administration shapes scientific findings to fit political agenda.… Read the rest
Political Science in the Other Direction
Jul 23rd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Keeping the opinions of the science community at the heart of political debate, where they belong. … Read the rest
