Captive Knowledge
The funding for academic research has been taken over by business
Archive for the 'science' Category
A Beardful of Bunkum
David Bellamy’s at it again, with even dafter claims about climate change.
Libertarians are the True Social Parasites
Matt Ridley raged against the government - until he needed £16 billion
The Real Climate Censorship
It’s happening, it’s systematic, and it is precisely the opposite story to the one the papers are telling.
Channel 4’s Problem with Science
It doesn’t give a damn about whether the facts stack up - as long as it creates a controversy. Read more »
Smoke Rings
The tobacco industry duped both academic journals and the media.
A Life With No Purpose
Darwin tells us that we are no more than assemblages of complex molecules. We should celebrate this.
Junk Science
Climate change denial, as David Bellamy’s claims show, is based on pure hocus pocus
Seeds of Distraction
The biotech companies want us to consider everything except their motives.
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The Sleaze Behind Our Science
The conflicts of interest revealed by the MMR story are everywhere.
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The Enemies of Science
Nothing damages science more than forcing researchers to develop GM
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Science is Dumbing Down
We Need a Revolution in our Universities
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The Architects of Hell
Early specialisation prevents scientists from understanding the consequences of their work
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Idiot Savants
Some of Britain’s most eminent scientists are engaged in an economic war against the poor
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Skewed Science
Scientists are being forced to work for corporations, and against the rest of us
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Science with Scruples
Science with Scruples
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Blind Faith And Science
Genetic engineering will transfer power from the poor to the rich
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The Shrinking of Science
Reductionism is making science ever less relevant to our lives.
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We Aren’t Robots
The extraordinary work of the neurobiologist Antonio Damasio shows that wisdom is inextricable from emotion
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