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Learning from Nonsense?
by Chris Mooney
Doubt and About
May 18, 2004
Can the hoopla surrounding The Day After Tomorrow actually educate about the real global warming issue?
Understanding What the American Public Really Thinks About Stem Cell and Cloning Research
by Matt Nisbet
Science and the Media
May 2, 2004
Few issues have sparked as much survey attention in the U.S. as the controversy over stem cell and therapeutic cloning research.
Police Psychics: Do They Really Solve Crimes?
by Joe Nickell
April 29, 2004
Is it a matter of science versus mysticism as some assert, or an issue of having an open mind as opposed to a closed one?
Don’t Listen to Those Pesky Scientists
by Chris Mooney
Doubt and About
April 8, 2004
Why science adviser John Marburger's defense of the Bush administration's science policies fails.
The Controversy Over Stem Cell Research and Medical Cloning
by Matt Nisbet
Science and the Media
April 2, 2004
Tracking the Rise and Fall of Science in the Public Eye
The New Science Wars
by Chris Mooney
Doubt and About
March 15, 2004
Is George W. Bush's the most anti-science administration in modern times?
It Just Takes One
by Chris Mooney
Doubt and About
February 9, 2004
How an advertisement for Intelligent Design theory made its way into the Harvard Law Review.
Touch Wood
by csicop.org
Superstition Bash
January 13, 2004
"Touch wood" or "knock on wood" is a popular saying to reverse any bad luck that might come your way, due to a recent action...
Rabbit’s Foot
by csicop.org
Superstition Bash
January 13, 2004
Rabbits and hares were considered very lucky animals as they were associated with spring and the return of flowers and other...
Wishbones
by csicop.org
Superstition Bash
January 13, 2004
Wishbones have become a common tradition at Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter dinners. The general rule is that the wishbone...
