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scientificactivistprofile.gif A postdoc by day and a scientific activist by night, Nick Anthis isn't letting his research in protein structure and function get in the way of defending scientific and social progress.

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philosophy of science:

Why We Need More Evidence-Based Medicine

Category: philosophy of science

Human medicine is rife with unempirical interventions.

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Metaphorical Smack Down of the "Cult of Darwinism" Argument

Category: evolution

Check it out at Faith in Honest Doubt

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Science for a Brave New World

Category: philosophy of science

Is there a certain suite of legislation that needs to be passed now in order to provide a greater assurance of scientific good in the near future?

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Science and Politics Create the Perfect Storm in Chris Mooney's Storm World

Category: book reviews

From the earliest days of hurricane science to the record-breaking 2005 hurricane season, Mooney's Storm World covers the scientific controversies that have fueled today's wild political and scientific debate over the link between hurricanes and global warming.

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Academic Research: Solving Puzzles or Solving Mysteries?

Category: academia

My message to undergraduate researchers.

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New SPUSA Blog

Category: blogosphere

Student Pugwash USA (SPUSA), an organization that encourages the inclusion of social responsibility considerations in our scientific dialogue, has started a new blog called MindFull. The blog has already tackled a variety of issues from "ethical stem cells" to defense...

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Pluto: The (Really) Broader Social Context

Category: philosophy of science

For such a small planet (or non-planet now), Pluto sure has been making waves the last couple of weeks. I haven't really weighed in and instead deferred to the experts. I'm not going to really say much now either, but,...

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Fantastical Fridays: The End of the Hard Sciences?

Category: Fantastical Fridays

It has been known officially since 2002 that the sciences are hard, and, as much as we scientists love it when our friends and family tell us how smart and wonderful we must be since they could never understand what...

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Scientists as Poets

Category: philosophy of science

On the surface, science and poetry seem as distant from each other as the Republican Party and good science policy. And, in a large part they are. While both strive for a deeper understanding of the world around us, one...

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Science and Religion: Like Oil and Water

Category: religion

Although Francis Collins' goal of improving relations between science and religion is probably a worthy one, he seems to be all too willing to sacrifice his own scientific ideas when they contradict his religious views.

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