Thieves have had amputations and several women sentenced to death in Zamfara.… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Plath Studies, Hughes Studies 
Apr 27th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Baking With Sylvia’? Er – no thanks.… Read the rest
Neurotechnology v. Cognitive Freedom
Apr 27th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Drugs to erase or intensify memories, hypersonic sound that seems to be inside your head…… Read the rest
Nearly One Million March In Favour of Abortion Rights
Apr 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Pro-choice campaigners flock to Washington.… Read the rest
The Chronicle on Invisible Adjunct
Apr 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The end of a popular blog prompts questions about the adademic system.… Read the rest
Dawkins on Good Science Writing
Apr 26th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Having something important to write about.… Read the rest
The Move From Heart to Brain
Apr 25th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Carl Zimmer’s Soul Made Flesh locates the transition in mid-17th-century Oxford.… Read the rest
Everything Difficult is Labelled ‘Edgy’
Apr 25th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Nick Hornby likes music ‘packed with sunshine and hooks and harmonies and goodwill.’… Read the rest
Who Has the Poster Stumps?
Apr 25th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Why is the oppression of women so easy to ignore?… Read the rest
No, Dogs Are Not People in Fur Suits
Apr 24th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
No, really. They’re not.… Read the rest
Harvard Secular Society Lecture
Apr 24th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Steven Pinker says religion is a by-product of evolution, not an adaptation.… Read the rest
Explanation of Explanation
Apr 24th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Can anyone explain red, or consciousness, or quantum theory, or superstrings?… Read the rest
Drugs Companies Withhold Inconvenient Data
Apr 23rd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Drugs companies accused of failing to publish results which go the wrong way.… Read the rest
Not Reason But What We Care About
Apr 23rd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Harry Frankfurt says we’re wrong to think moral values are determined by reason.… Read the rest
John Maynard Smith
Apr 22nd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The University of Sussex says good-bye and provides many links.… Read the rest
Carl Zimmer on John Maynard Smith
Apr 22nd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
He had the brilliant idea of applying game theory to evolution.… Read the rest
Another Decision in Kennewick Man Case
Apr 22nd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Bones to remain above ground for study, Appeals Court rules.… Read the rest
Upside-Down Analogies
Apr 21st, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Darwinism is like Stalinism, Intelligent Design is like brave freedom fighters. Yeah right.… Read the rest
