Science & Technology
Philosophy, Science & Technology
Evolutionary Theory and the Global Warming Hypothesis: A World (of Evidence) Apart
Wendell Hoenir March 18, 2010
A recent story in the New York Times draws attention to recent legislative attempts by creationists to force public schools to “teach the controversy” between evolution and creationism, and between the man-made global warming hypothesis and criticisms of it. Two recent developments have pushed the creationists to draw parallels between…
Reviews, Science & Technology
Review: Newton and the Counterfeiter by Thomas Levenson
Daniel Wahl February 20, 2010
Daniel Wahl reviews Newton and the Counterfeiter: the Unknown Detective Career of the World’s Greatest Scientist, by Thomas Levenson.
Reviews, Science & Technology
Review: Your Inner Fish, by Neil Shubin
David H. Mirman February 20, 2010
David H. Mirman reviews Your Inner Fish: A Journey Into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body, by Neil Shubin.
History, Science & Technology
Norman Borlaug: The Man Who Taught People To Feed Themselves
Audra Hilse February 20, 2010
Tells the story of a little-known scientist whose independence, innovations, and passion for his work spawned an agricultural revolution that saved hundreds of millions of people from starvation.
Politics & Rights, Science & Technology
The Practicality of Private Waterways
Shows how the establishment of private waterways, and the protection of property rights therein, would solve myriad pressing problems, from water pollution to depleting fish stocks to disputes about rights-of-way.
Politics & Rights, Science & Technology
The Virtue of Treating People Like Animals: Why Human Health Care Should Mirror Veterinary Health Care
Sarah Gelberg February 20, 2010
Shows that although veterinary and human medicine are extremely similar in terms of quality of care, the freer market for the former makes it substantially more affordable and accessible than the latter.
Politics & Rights, Science & Technology
Government-Run Health Care vs. the Hippocratic Oath
Paul Hsieh February 20, 2010
Identifies and concretizes various ways in which government interference in health care precludes doctors from honoring their promise to use their best judgment in treating their patients.
History, Philosophy, Science & Technology
The Missile Gap and the Morality Gap
Wendell Hoenir January 21, 2010
In my post about the contradiction between the technological sophistication of the Burj Dubai and the primitive superstition on display in the mosque at its pinnacle, I argued that this disparity is another example of the general disparity in progress between science and morality. But what accounts for this gap?…
Philosophy, Science & Technology
The Towering Contradiction
Wendell Hoenir January 18, 2010
[caption id="attachment_33190" align="alignright" width="300"] Image: Petter Palander[/caption] The beginning of the new year and decade bore witness to the opening of the world's newest tallest building: the Burj Dubai in the UAE. Like many other commentators, Landon Thomas of the New York Times noted the dire economic situation Dubai faces…
Science & Technology
'Doing Nothing' Is An Option
Paul Hsieh December 15, 2009
Remember when President Obama insisted that health care "reform" had to be done his way, and that doing nothing was "not an option"? Well, the American people disagree. In "Do Nothing, Majority Says" (Wall Street Journal, December 10, 2009), James Taranto notes a recent Fox News poll showing: While 41…