Science, Holism and Easter
Thomas E. Woods, Jr., in How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization, credits the church as being the primary sponsor of western science throughout most of the church’s existence. His point is...
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William Storage 4 Aug 2012 Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley Center for Science, Technology & Society Thomas Kuhn’s 1962 book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, appears in Wikipedia’s...
View ArticlePaul Feyerabend – The Worst Enemy of Science
William Storage 7 Aug 2012 Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley Center for Science, Technology & Society This post is a selective look at Paul Feyerabend, called the worst enemy of science by a...
View ArticleGreat Innovative Minds: A Discord on Method
Great minds do not think alike. Cognitive diversity has served us well. That’s not news to those who study innovation; but I think you’ll find this to be a different take on the topic, one that gets at...
View ArticleThe Trouble with Strings
Theoretical physicist Brian Greene is brilliant, charming, and silver-tongued. I’m guessing he’s the only Foundational Questions Institute grant awardee who also appears on the Pinterest Gorgeous...
View ArticleNobel Laureates Stoop to the Level of Greenpeace
Over 100 Nobel laureates signed a letter urging Greenpeace to stop opposing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The letter specifically address golden rice, a genetically engineered crop designed to...
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