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A spoonful of nothing…
02.06.09 | Permalink | Comment?

There has been much debate in the science blogosphere over the past few months about the prescribing of placebos by physicians. The argument was mostly centered around the concept of utilizing the placebo effect to treat cases that were otherwise untreatable with modern medicine. Well, a post that appeared today over at The Guardian has [...]
“Soft creationism”?
01.06.09 | Permalink | Comment?

Thomas Crowley, a professor of geoscience at the University of Edinburgh, wrote an editorial that appeared online today over at The Guardian. You can head on over and read it if you like, or you can save your time and read this, which is all that you really need to know about Crowley:
[...] as long [...]
Tackled…
09.16.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Skimming through The Guardian today I see that Reiss, the protagonist of my last post, has stepped down. You can find the story here.
“Some of Professor Michael Reiss’s recent comments, on the issue of creationism in schools, while speaking as the Royal Society’s Director of Education, were open to misinterpretation. While it was not his [...]
Tackling creationism: Where do I sign up?
09.11.08 | Permalink | 4 Comments

The Guardian today published a story on science education and creationism in the U.K.. Rev Prof Michael Reiss, directory of education at the Royal Society and ordained Church of England minister, apparently wants creationism and intelligent design to be taught in the science classroom as “alternative” explanations to evolution.
Of course, technically, this is exactly what [...]