Wartime Journalism in Ukraine: Superstition, Grief, Scammers, and Mental Health
“Ukraine already needs psychological support and will continue to need it after the full-scale war ends, because these issues must be addressed.”... Read more.
Cancer, Pseudoscience, and Fear: A Scientific Perspective from Dr. Oksana Mankovska
“People often choose the easier way to understand. Another point is that these simple explanations offer solutions, easy solutions. Science does not do that.”... Read more.
Ed Buckner on Secular Leadership, Humanist Unity, and Christian Identity Politics
“Purity of commitment to ideas is not what we need.”... Read more.
Mariia Harkusha-Omelchenko on Gene Editing, Evolution, and Science Communication in Ukraine
“As scientists, we try to find the simplest explanations for complex phenomena.”... Read more.
Dr. Serhii Huliienko on Pseudoscience, Magical Thinking, and Wartime Science in Ukraine
“Communication among scientific groups is important to identify and challenge such cases.”... Read more.
Dr. Christopher DiCarlo on “Building A God”
Dr. DiCarlo warns that humanity is building an unprecedented “god-like” intelligence – a bold claim from a philosopher who thinks fabricating a... Read more.
Jerry Coyne on Dover, Intelligent Design, and the Science–Religion Clash
How does Jerry Coyne show that intelligent design fails scientific tests, and why does religiosity predict resistance to evolution? Jerry Coyne is an American... Read more.
Irene Deschênes on Catholic Church abuse
Irene Deschênes speaks with Scott Jacobsen about the abuse of women in the Catholic church.... Read more.
Dr. Frances Widdowson on Kamloops, Evidence, and Truth in Residential Schools
What evidence threshold should resolve the Kamloops residential school claims? Frances Widdowson is a Canadian political scientist, author, and commentator known... Read more.
Do Large Language Models Think? Gleb Lisikh on Reasoning, Symbolic AI, and Propaganda Risks
Do large language models truly think, or are they probabilistic text engines—and what does this imply for truth standards, persuasion risks, medicine, and legal... Read more.
