by Libertad | Mar 11, 2016 | Grey Matter
By Justin Worland | Every time an extreme weather event strikes — from Hurricane Katrina to the California drought — observers wonder what role climate change may have played. And for years any reputable scientist, politician or journalist would respond that while...
by Publius | Jun 11, 2015 | Course and Scholarship Updates
Are there limits to what the scientific method and discovery can teach us? Does science require insight from outside the natural sciences? AVERAGE TIME: 2 HOURS. 1,000 IMPACT POINTS. Sign in to the class here to learn more about this course experience, which is free...
by Publius | Nov 11, 2013 | Grey Matter
By Janie B. Cheaney | There’s a fight going on in the pages of The New Republic. Over the last couple of months, evolutionary psychologist Steven Pinker has been duking it out with Leon Wieseltier, literary editor of the magazine, over two great human endeavors: In...
by Publius | Oct 18, 2013 | Course and Scholarship Updates
How reliable are current methods of dating evidence from the past? Dig into the strata of scientific data with dinosaurs, geologic epochs, and Newton’s laws. AVERAGE TIME: 2 HOURS. 1,000 IMPACT POINTS. Sign in to www.freethinku.com to learn more about these...
by Publius | Oct 3, 2013 | Course and Scholarship Updates
Are there limits to what the scientific method and discovery can teach us? Does science require insight from outside the natural sciences? AVERAGE TIME: 2 HOURS. 1,000 IMPACT POINTS. Sign in to www.freethinku.com to learn more about these course experiences, which...
