Recently Skeptic Ink’s own Stephen Law hosted Richard Dawkins for a conversation at Oxford for “Think Week”. The discussion generally…
Not to be confused with weird science studies, WEIRD is an acronym that stands for “Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and…
I’ve mentioned my undergraduate research in sex differences in cognition several times, and I don’t mind saying I’m pretty proud…
Wikipedia is not a place where you get to advertise, it is not a personal brag page. Wikipedia is where secondary sources (not your personal website) backs up claims. Wild claims like how you have solved missing person cases using only your psychic powers needs backing up.
Much like deniers of climate change, evolutionary psychology denialists rehash tired old arguments which have been effectively dispatched over and over again. For example, read the short rebuttal from the Center for Evolutionary Psychology (CEP) here, or read a fascinating 1996 exchange between Steven Pinker et al. versus Stephen Jay Gould here (pdf).
Dan Fincke has invited discussion on his post titled The Camels With Hammers Civility Pledge, so here are my two cents. You…
Although a network like this one is focused on discussion, reflection, and analysis, we have a great deal of respect…
I just caught wind of the trailer for The Unbelievers, which looks to be a great film on contemporary atheism…
Back on December 13th I asked readers to submit questions and promised to answer at least the top five (by votes). I…
Liveleak reported that Richard Dawkins lost a debate to the outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams: The debate motion…