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Jeffrey Epstein

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Denyse O'Leary
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May 2, 2020
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Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
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Remember convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Harvard’s Evolutionary Dynamics lab?

Denyse O'Leary
May 2, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
The serial sex offender had an office at Harvard and visited dozens of times. It was likely a way Epstein was currying influence with Harvard, the way he did with many science notables. Darwinism was a sure bet. The Washington Post offers a few more details. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 19, 2019
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Ethics, Intelligent Design, Science
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John Horgan on Jeffrey Epstein and the decadence of science

Denyse O'Leary
November 19, 2019
Ethics, Intelligent Design, Science
Horgan: As genuine progress has stalled, hype has surged. A 2015 study of biomedical papers found that between 1974 and 2014 the frequency of terms such as “novel,” “innovative” and “unprecedented” increased 15-fold. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 9, 2019
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
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Jeffrey Epstein certainly lies in an unquiet grave…

Denyse O'Leary
November 9, 2019
Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
The trouble is, as Michael Egnor says, “consensus science” meant not denouncing Epstein. If it now means sanctioning regular witch hunts against anyone who knew the guy, we haven’t made any progress toward rational assessment. Or maybe it’s all just their form of fun. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 30, 2019
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Naturalism
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Re Jeffrey Epstein: Let’s not complicate the issues

Denyse O'Leary
September 30, 2019
Culture, Intelligent Design, Naturalism
Epstein wasn’t even a scientist. It wasn’t like trying to figure out how to deal with a Nazi who has a cure for cancer. Don’t let the people who are implicated invoke high and difficult questions to cloud over plain old wrongdoing. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 7, 2019
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Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
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Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and the science world: Fallout

Denyse O'Leary
September 7, 2019
Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
In the wake of Epstein’s apparent suicide in prison, his predilection for funding science organizations as a virtuous cover make for reading worthy of an airport potboiler. But from some of this, there may be something to be learned. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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August 24, 2019
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Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
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More pop science fallout re Jeffrey Epstein: Stu Pivar and PZ Myers

Denyse O'Leary
August 24, 2019
Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
No, no, Pivar and Myers didn’t do anything except fall out—with litigation threatened. But there’s an Epstein connection in the story—as there seems to be to a lot of things Darwin these says. And, say what you want, that guy Epstein sure picked his targets. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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July 17, 2019
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Now Steve Pinker is getting #MeToo’d, at Inside Higher Ed over Jeffrey Epstein

Denyse O'Leary
July 17, 2019
Culture, Intelligent Design, Naturalism
The rap against cognitive psychologist Pinker, who always seemed ready with a Darwinian explanation for everything, is that he offered some interpretation of language to Epstein’s lawyer, Alan Dershowitz. Read More ›