It looks like Anderson Cooper’s talk show is being canceled. And I’m happy to hear it. On one occasion, Cooper used his new platform to publicize the claims of a trans woman who’s suing drug manufacturer Merck because she believes their hair loss medication made her trans, citing unnamed and likely nonexistent “thousands” of men who …
Tag Archive: science
Oct 12 2012
Sometimes, ADHD is real
A lot of people seem to have the idea that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is something less than a real condition. Many have claimed that the diagnosis of ADHD pathologizes what’s actually normal childhood behavior, or that it’s presented as a problem in order to sell a solution in the form of unnecessary medication with …
Sep 05 2012
A stunning lack of self-awareness
“Bill Nye really doesn’t understand science.” Such a claim would be laughable coming from anyone. But it’s a full-on mind-shattering BSOD of irony when you realize this statement came from Ken Ham of the infamous Creation Museum: Perhaps the most ridiculous moment comes at 3 minutes in, when Ham claims: He doesn’t teach children how to think …
Aug 06 2012
Our Mars spacecraft can take photos of our other spacecraft landing on Mars
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an image of the Mars Science Laboratory and Curiosity rover parachuting to the surface: This is so cool.
Jul 28 2012
Well, isn’t that embarrassing
Five days ago, an op-ed in support of the fatally flawed Regnerus “gay parenting” study appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Breathlessly describing the response to the misleading study as “an academic auto-da-fe”, “inquisition”, “witch hunt”, and a “savaging” by “the progressive orthodoxy”, who are treating him like a “heretic” and “traitor” and “cannot …
Jun 14 2012
Regnerus deconstructed: How a new study misrepresents same-sex parents
A recently published study by sociology professor Mark Regnerus purports to show that children of same-sex parents experience a significant degree of negative outcomes, contrary to numerous earlier studies on LGBT parenting. Most notably, the new study alleges that the children of lesbian mothers are more likely to be on public assistance, more likely to …
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