Austin Dacey
Austin Dacey, Ph.D., is former director of Science and the Public, a program of the Center for Inquiry and State University of New York at Buffalo, and author of several articles and books, including The Secular Conscience. He holds a doctorate in applied ethics and social philosophy and has taught most recently at Polytechnic Institute of New York University.
The Decline of the Decline of Arabic Science
Circumnavigations
January 21, 2010
Nicolaus Copernicus: Why wasn’t he Ibn al-Shatir?
Sharia-Compliant Science
Circumnavigations
December 2, 2009
The results of the Iranian presidential election in June 2009 aren't the only unbelievable numbers to come out of Tehran lately.
Notes from the Harmonious Society: Dissident Science in China, Part II
Circumnavigations
October 26, 2009
Two classical Confucian philosophers once had a famous disagreement over the morality of music. Mozi mounted a utilitarian...
Notes from the Harmonious Society: Dissident Science in China, Part I
Circumnavigations
September 30, 2009
Their vessel was the Xue Long, Snow Dragon, and it was bound for the South Pole...
Gods and Rockets: Part 2
Circumnavigations
August 25, 2009
It is a recurring daydream of mine to launch a mail-order enlightenment business.
Gods and Rockets: A Tale of Science in India
Circumnavigations
July 24, 2009
"We are afraid that the thunder-storms might have an impact on the scheduled launch."
Does Science Unite?
Circumnavigations
June 16, 2009
Does science foster a universal culture? Julian Huxley thought so, and wrote this into the mandate of the U.N. What happened?
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Evolution in the Limelight
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 31.5, September / October 2007
News & Comment
In a crowded room on West 45th Street in Manhattan, a young high-school teacher is hauled before a judge to face criminal...
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Science + Art: Special Issue Introduction
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.6, November / December 2006
Feature
Monet is said to have remarked to a young artist that he wished he had been born blind and suddenly regained his sight...
Sound: Not as Simple as It Sounds. An Interview with Joshua Fineberg.
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.6, November / December 2006
Interview
An Interview with Joshua Fineberg
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Center for Inquiry Opens in India
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 30.4, July / August 2006
News & Comment
Jawaharlal Nehru, the founder of modern India, famously called its mills and dams "temples of modern India."
Putting the “Natural” in Natural History: Darwin Exhibit Opens In New York
November 30, 2005
On the sunny autumn afternoon of Saturday, November 19, I was among the enthusiastic throng at the opening of a new...
Is Science Making Us More Ignorant?
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 28.6, November / December 2004
Science and the Public
The attempt to integrate basic cultural beliefs with the scientific outlook calls for a new interdisciplinary academic field.
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