Science in Society

Tracking the White Salamander Tracking the White Salamander- Online Book telling the story of Mark Hoffman who forged Mormon documents and was convicted of murder Spud Server Spud Server- The potato powered web server hoax that fooled USA Today and the BBC. Piltdown Plot Piltdown Plot- Explores one of the most famous scientific hoaxes in history. Camel Spiders Myth Camel Spiders Myth- Pictures and information provide facts to debunk wild internet rumors about this spider. 1938 War of the Worlds Broadcast 1938 War of the Worlds Broadcast- WAV files of the famous Orson Welles narrating The Mercury Theatre On-The-Air radio broadcast of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds. Wikipedia - Critical Thinking Wikipedia - Critical Thinking- Crowd-sourced encyclopedia article includes an overview, concepts and principles, classroom applications, and effectiveness of instruction. Free From Faith Free From Faith- Comments on religion, science and scepticism. Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit- Tools for testing arguments and detecting fallacious or fraudulent arguments, based on Sagan's book "The Demon Haunted World: Science as a cand… A Field Guide to Critical Thinking (Skeptical Inquirer Winter 1990) A Field Guide to Critical Thinking (Skeptical Inquirer Winter 1990)- Six rules of evidential reasoning, a distillation and simplification of the scientific method. Ignoring the vo… So You Want to Avoid Common Logical Errors? So You Want to Avoid Common Logical Errors?- Gives logical errors a name and points out the most common logical errors and how to avoid them. Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena- Provides a weekly podcast dedicated to furthering knowledge by eliminating the widespread pseudosciences that infect popular culture. Responsible Thinking Responsible Thinking- Online book by Bob Korn promoting critical thinking. Outline, contact information. Open Courseware on Critical Thinking Open Courseware on Critical Thinking- Over one hundred tutorials on critical thinking, logic, scientific reasoning, creativity, and other aspects of thinking skills. Propaganda and How to Recognize It Propaganda and How to Recognize It- Essay on propaganda techniques. 2think.org 2think.org- Collection of book reviews and essays, mostly on popular science, with an emphasis on science as a guide to truth. Also includes a discussion forum. Philadelphia Association for Critical Thinking Philadelphia Association for Critical Thinking- Addressing strange phenomena with the mindset, "What are the facts and what can we deduce from them?" Association for Informal Logic and Critical Thinking (AILACT) Association for Informal Logic and Critical Thinking (AILACT)- A non-profit scholarly association which aims to promote research into, teaching of, and testing of informal logic a… Real-World Reasoning Real-World Reasoning- A course given by Peter Suber for high-school students as an introduction to college. Mission: Critical Mission: Critical- Tutorial for critical thinking. National Center for Teaching Thinking National Center for Teaching Thinking- A service organization for educators dedicated to providing programs for K - 12 schools and colleges on teaching and assessing skillful thin… The Critical Thinking Community The Critical Thinking Community- Providing a forum and resources about Socratic questioning, higher order thinking, and critical thinking. Organizer of conferences and publisher o… Insolitology: So, You Wanna Be a Psychic? Insolitology: So, You Wanna Be a Psychic?- Description of cold reading techniques, with several illustrations from readings by TV psychic John Edwards. Skeptic's Dictionary: Cold Reading Skeptic's Dictionary: Cold Reading- Encyclopedia-type article on cold reading techniques. North Texas Skeptics North Texas Skeptics- Clustered water: analysis of the claims. Cluster Quackery Cluster Quackery- The offending section of the website. Aquascams Aquascams- (Also known as Aquaschemes or Aquaquackery.) A retired chemistry professor's critical take on commercial products and nostrums relating to water. Clusteredwateronline.com Clusteredwateronline.com- Apparently Cellcore's new site. Epic of Evolution Epic of Evolution- Brief overview of the narrative story that underpins scientific thinking today and religious naturalism. Evolution in Form & Consciousness Evolution in Form & Consciousness- Drawing from many sources R.S. Whiteside explores the evolution of human consciousness, focusing on the process of human incarnation. God Cre8d Ministries God Cre8d Ministries- Personal site that re-introduces the teaching of Creation and biblical history and overturns the teaching of evolution and secular humanism. It re-evaluates … Quintessence of Dust Quintessence of Dust- Blog on evolution, development, neuroscience and other scientific issues of interest to Christians. Waving Not Drowning Waving Not Drowning- A collection of short essays, several of which cover the relationship between science and religion, particularly the evolution vs. creationism debate. Evolution and Unintelligent Design Evolution and Unintelligent Design- Vexen Crabtree takes a look at evolution highlighting the wasteful, dysfunctional and problematic features resulting from its unplanned course. An Agnostic's Brief Guide to the Universe An Agnostic's Brief Guide to the Universe- Provides a discussion forum in relation to religion, atheism, creation and the origin of mankind. Are we here by accident or design? The… National Academy of Sciences: Science and Creationism National Academy of Sciences: Science and Creationism- Gives arguments in favor of biological and human evolution. Kansas Science Standards Controversy Kansas Science Standards Controversy- A review of the controversy from the standpoint of a Christian geologist, who points out why the situation does not require such polarized po… Brief History of the Conflict between Creationists and Evolutionists Brief History of the Conflict between Creationists and Evolutionists- Includes some pivotal events in the last two centuries that changed what most scientists believed about origi… Creation vs. Evolution Creation vs. Evolution- A collection of answers and links about the debate between evolution and creation. ReligiousTolerance.org on Evolution and Creationism ReligiousTolerance.org on Evolution and Creationism- Overview and history of the Evolution/Creation debate. Vatican Observatory Vatican Observatory- Ancient astronomical research institution with dependent research center based in Tucson, Arizona. Includes history, profiles of personnel, details of telesco… How Did the Universe Get Here? How Did the Universe Get Here?- A short science article describing how the universe was formed and relating this to biblical statements. Truth for Saints Truth for Saints- Provides a resource for researching world religions, science and matters of faith. A Scientist Gives Evidence Pointing to God A Scientist Gives Evidence Pointing to God- Video in which Dr. Francis Collins, director of the Human Genome Project, provides his point of view. Articles on the Bible and Science Articles on the Bible and Science- A collection of articles on creation, theistic evolution, the Flood, intelligent design, and other areas of Biblical and scientific study. The Technotheology Project The Technotheology Project- Bill Laudeman's attempt to relate physics, cosmology, and chaos theory with orthodox Roman Catholic theology. Science and Faith Science and Faith- Collection of links to pages about scientists and their faith, quotations from the Bible, essays, and bibliographies. Christians in Science Christians in Science- UK based organization for Christian scientists and students. Includes articles, conference details, newsletter, and membership details. American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) American Scientific Affiliation (ASA)- Investigating issues relating Christian faith and science. Includes on-line back issues of the journal, and news about the organization. Institute for Biblical and Scientific Studies Institute for Biblical and Scientific Studies- Large collection of articles on topics ranging from science and Christianity through to archaeology and biblical sources. The Warfare of Science With Theology The Warfare of Science With Theology- Full text of a book published in 1896 by Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918), hosted by Library section of the Secular Web.