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Denyse O'Leary
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July 28, 2021
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Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
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Science journalist: Science IS political!

Denyse O'Leary
July 28, 2021
Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
If it is admitted that “science is political,” Why Trust Science? is a very good question indeed. A bigger question looms: Will frank assertions that science is political, accompanied by a demand for trust, be any good for science? Isn’t this more likely to to be the beginning of a highly politically charged but largely barren period? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 20, 2020
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The bill collector comes. “Science” candidates did poorly in the US election

Denyse O'Leary
November 20, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
Don’t believe us. This is Scientific American talking: " In the House of Representatives, just two endorsed challengers out of eight won, though one race remains too close to call because mailed ballots are still being counted." Yuh. If you are a player, you can lose. That’s why we thought it would have been smarter for the Big Science types to stick to their traditional position as referees instead of jumping into the fray with all the others. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 16, 2020
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Evidence of loss of faith in science due to political partisanship

Denyse O'Leary
November 16, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
Time will tell but the effect may prove cumulative. People lose trust for different reasons and the numbers add up, not down … When the next “Trust the Science!” panic sweeps the internet, a third group will join them, asking, “So what’s in this latest crazy for the Voice of Science?” Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 1, 2020
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New England Journal of Medicine joins the chorus, demanding that Americans vote Trump out of office

Denyse O'Leary
November 1, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
Doubtless, the science journal editors believe that Trump will be defeated and they will claim some credit for that. Fair enough. But it’s possible that Trump will be reelected. Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama all served two terms each. And Trump won the last election despite all the polls that announced he would lose. Should that happen, the journal editors will be in the unhappy position of being widely seen to be ignored. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 14, 2020
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
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Now Nature endorses Joe Biden for US Prez—and doesn’t seem to realize what it is doing to itself

Denyse O'Leary
October 14, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
Nature was founded in 1869. Between then and now, many U.S. Prezzes have come and gone. The puzzling part is why Nature (and stablemate Scientific American) would throw themselves into the fray like this, as if they had no reputation or credibility, apart from politics, to defend. If it’s all really about politics, fine. Many suspected that but no one could prove it. Now, any statement made on behalf of “science” will be wisely read as on behalf of “politics.” That will harm genuinely urgent causes the most. When there’s no daylight between “Stop plastic in the oceans!” and “Vote for Schmeezer!”, most people will make up their own mind about plastic in the oceans/Schmeezer. The authority of science becomes indistinguishable from Schmeezer's media outreach. Well, at least they brought it on themselves. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 8, 2020
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Rob Sheldon responds to Nature’s decision to go political: Are they really scientists or just political hacks?

Denyse O'Leary
October 8, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
Sheldon: My best explanation is that the editors of Nature, SciAm, NEJM are themselves not research scientists, but political hacks—hired under the supposition that good relations with government funders required not science but PR. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 18, 2020
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The irony! Scientific American is holding forth on an algorithm that might solve “political paralysis”

Denyse O'Leary
September 18, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
Why should we now believe that SciAm’s account of Brett Hennig’s “alternative democracy” ideas is presented to us for any reason other than to sell SciAm’s chosen political candidate for US prez? The thing about sudden partisanship is that you can buy it but you can’t sell it. It’s almost like the folk at Scientific American don’t really get that. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 17, 2020
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Science Magazine gets pitched headlong into the political mud wrestle, along with Scientific American

Denyse O'Leary
September 17, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
Okay, the editor said it: “there is no apolitical science.” We are not now dealing in the world of accusations but of admissions. He is admitting that opposition to “creationism,” however they define it is political. Fine. We all knew that but we did not have it in writing before. Getting things put in writing is a genuine help. Read More ›