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Creating scientific knowledge within an evolutionary framework

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Adam Van Arsdale

In my class today, we are talking about how you create knowledge regarding human evolution. We will discuss, in brief, how we know what we know about the world around us. In that context, we will talk about how scientific … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day: Hypothesis testing and science

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Adam Van Arsdale

Hypothesis-driven science is a mechanism for constructing compelling, publishable narratives, most of which are wrong. – Daniel MacArthur, Mass General geneticist, writer and blogger, via Twitter …And as it should be when done correctly. Paleoanthropology, perhaps owing to the special … Continue reading →

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Public distrust of science

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Adam Van Arsdale

According to a recent paper by Gordon Gauchat, nobody has much confidence in science. The paper sets itself up to test whether self-identified political conservatives have gotten more distrustful of science over time (it says they have), but as the … Continue reading →

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