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I’ve just released the 13th iteration of the annual RHSU Edu-Scholar rankings, an exercise designed to recognize those who are bringing research, scholarship, and scientific expertise into the public ...

William Whewell’s famous quote explores the difference between art and science while highlighting why truth remains central ...

I have observed some worrisome trends that have motivated me to speak out on the virtues of science based thinking, and to write a textbook on The Science of Diversity. Oxford Dictionaries selected ...

At the end of January, Washington, DC, saw an extremely unusual event. The MAHA Institute, which was set up to advocate for some of the most profoundly unscientific ideas of our time, hosted leaders ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The mathematician Hermann Weyl who made many ...