Freddie deBoer / TruthdigJul 5, 2023
The debate over whether AI can truly "think" must begin by acknowledging the continuing mystery of human cognition. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
BLANKOct 25, 2013
Christian-affiliated public charter schools in Texas are teaching some whoppers in the classroom. Note the phrase "public charter schools." Yes, tax money is being spent to spread ignorance, such as linking the rise of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich to Darwinism. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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By Zack KopplinMar 8, 2013
Everyone agrees that our students should learn how to think critically, but the misnamed and misguided Louisiana Science Education Act subverts that goal by sneaking creationism and other pseudo-science into public school science classrooms.Everyone agrees that our students should learn how to think critically, but the Louisiana Science Education Act subverts that goal by sneaking creationism into public school science classrooms. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 23, 2012
Reason has a new friend: 19-year-old Zack Kopplin played a crucial role in getting the Orleans Parish School Board to ban creationism from its campuses. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 9, 2012
A Gallup poll last month revealed that almost half of Americans are anti-empiricists -- that is, they trust ancient descriptions of the world they live in over scientific explanations developed through a direct experience of it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 4, 2012
Trust in science as a means of discovering and understanding reality has declined among self-identified conservatives since the mid-1970s, sociologists at the University of North Carolina found, and even more so in recent years if they held high level university degrees. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 26, 2012
One of the fundamental questions in modern economics is whether humans act out of self-interest or they’re motivated by something else. Two professionals in the field suggest that a cooperative drive has more to do with human behavior than Milton Friedman would have us believe. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigOct 18, 2010
Two of the theory of evolution's most vociferous doubters, Sarah Palin and Christine O'Donnell, may be living proof that Darwin was wrong, leading scientists believe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 26, 2010
Here's a listicle that many Americans, unfortunately, can believe in. Yes, it's Funny or Die's roundup of nine ideas, ranging from the goofy to the spooky to the downright embarrassing, that scores of fellow denizens of the USA hold to be true. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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