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Scientific American Goes Woke
A case study in how identity politics poisons science
Michael Shermer
Nov 17, 2021
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What is a Woman, Anyway?
Fuzzy Sets, Family Resemblances, and Conceptual Truths
Michael Shermer
Jul 8, 2022
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Trans Doper
Puberty is a performance enhancing drug. When Male-to-Female trans athletes like collegiate swimmer Lia Thomas compete and win against biological…
Michael Shermer
Mar 19, 2022
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Putin's Problem
The outlawry of war has forced tyrants to concoct excuses for invading other countries. How should we respond? Evidence shows that outcasting in the…
Michael Shermer
Feb 23, 2022
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The Joe Rogan Effect
Why censorious responses to controversial claims is not the road to a free society
Michael Shermer
Jan 29, 2022
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Alternative Civilization and Its Discontents
An analysis of the alternative archaeologist Graham Hancock’s claim that an ancient apocalypse erased the lost civilization of Atlantis
Michael Shermer
Dec 23, 2022
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Was the Great Scientist E. O. Wilson a Racist? NO!
Because Wilson corresponded with the notorious race differences psychologist Phillippe Rushton, critics claim it proves Wilson was a racist. Here’s why…
Michael Shermer
Apr 27, 2022
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The Non-Magisterium of Religion
Why Faith Is Not a Reliable Method for Determining Moral Values
Michael Shermer
Dec 7, 2022
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The Fear of Non-Existence
A reader asks "Is it normal to be afraid to die?" My answer follows
Michael Shermer
Aug 12, 2022
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The Magisterium of Religion
The Köln Dom is a reminder of the power of faith in a pre-modern world lit only by fire and plagued by poverty, disease, misery, and early death
Michael Shermer
Nov 19, 2022
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What is Woke, Anyway?
A coda to my column on Scientific American Goes Woke
Michael Shermer
Nov 18, 2021
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Darwin Matters
On the 214th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, February 12, 1809, why the sage of Down still matters
Michael Shermer
Feb 12
22
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