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January 7, 2014
Jerry A. Coyne
Ross Douthat is Wrong About Me (and God)
January 3, 2014
Ian Steadman
Two Physicists are Looking for Time Travelers on Facebook
January 3, 2014
Jerry A. Coyne
Bill Nye is Helping the Discredited Creationists He's Planning to Debate
December 31, 2013
Michael Brooks
Eating Bacteria Could Be the Future of Medicine
December 27, 2013
Adrian Marston
It's Time to Ditch the Word "Cancer"
A label that misleads patients and helps quacks
December 26, 2013
Jerry A. Coyne
Ross Douthat Is On Another Erroneous Rampage Against Secularism
December 19, 2013
Alice Robb
Scholarly Research Can Explain Why You Left Feedback on Someone's eBay Page
December 16, 2013
Eric Sasson
There's a Wonder Drug That Prevents HIV Infection. Why Haven't You Heard of It?
December 13, 2013
Alice Robb
Why Is Rudolph's Nose Red?
It's probably parasites. Or cocaine.
December 12, 2013
Alice Robb
Should Chimps Be Granted Legal Personhood?
December 10, 2013
Alice Robb
The Game Theory Behind Mandela's Negotiations to End Apartheid
December 9, 2013
Alice Robb
Psychoanalyst on Bill Clinton's Doodles: "He Looks Like He's Crying Out for Help"
December 6, 2013
Alice Robb
Stop Giving Multiple-Choice Tests, and Start Letting Robots Grade Students' Essays
December 5, 2013
Julia Fisher
Mexico's Radioactive-Material Thieves Are Probably Dying Right Now, In Exactly This Way
December 5, 2013
Jerry A. Coyne
Einstein’s Famous Quote About Science and Religion Didn’t Mean What You Were Taught
The scientist actually offers no solace to believers
December 3, 2013
Alice Robb
Do Smarter People Drink More?
December 2, 2013
Alice Robb
Our IQs Are Climbing, But We’re Not Getting Smarter
November 26, 2013
Alice Robb
There's a Mouse Crisis in Scientific Research
November 22, 2013
Jerry A. Coyne
Amazing Sculptures of Insects Made from Old Mechanical Parts
Edouard Martinet turns motorcycle headlights and umbrella ribs into beautiful living things
November 19, 2013
Alice Robb
Do You Really Remember Where You Were When JFK Was Shot?

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