‘Ten or fifteen years from now, appeals to religious Americans will be an accepted part of liberal politics.’… Read the rest

Daniel Dennett on chmess and the wilting of 995 flowers.… Read the rest

Somebody shut him up, please.… Read the rest

Autism Intervention Research Trust says it will fund studies to see which treatments work and which do not.… Read the rest

Was pop-fuelled homophobia partly to blame?… Read the rest

Ken Wiwa on the polio epidemic in Northern Nigeria.… Read the rest

Bush administration interferes between WHO and government scientists.… Read the rest

Experts now need approval before consulting with WHO.… Read the rest

Sugar doesn’t make people fat, science makes people fat!… Read the rest

William Calvin Review Soul Made Flesh and The Birth of the Mind.… Read the rest

‘…not the bitter pill of theory, that cocktail of mixed motives and obfuscation practiced in the academy.’… Read the rest

‘Foucault was not just wrong; he erased any possibility for proving himself to be right.’… Read the rest

‘…once theory poured into the academy, it set like concrete.’… Read the rest

Doesn’t have to be a saint, but does have to be ‘engaged in a personal voyage toward God.’… Read the rest

Vote for the top five, and add one.… Read the rest

Yes, movies need a POV, but they don’t need to omit disconfirming material and throw in any old rubbish.… Read the rest

Unusual step for Nobel winners indicates disquiet at Bush policies on science. … Read the rest

‘I feel strongly about things – especially about double standards, hypocrisy, failure to think clearly.’… Read the rest

And this is surprising because?… Read the rest

‘Youth culture is another striking absence.’ What’s striking about it?… Read the rest