From Utne, an interview with Francesca Grifo, head of the scientific integrity program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, on how to separate fact from political fiction. The introduction to Debating Design: From Darwin to DNA, ed. William A. Dembski and Michael Ruse. Stem Cells 2.0: One week after the century's biggest quantum leap in molecular biology, scientists have already shifted from "Wow" to "What's Next?" — for a field suddenly ridden of a complex debate, the next answers lie within three simple kinds of engineering. Darwin’s surprise: Why are evolutionary biologists bringing back extinct deadly viruses? From Discover, an article on the 6 most important experiments in the world: From the smartest artificial brain to the first artificial life. "Skepticism" and Ignorance: Experts can be wrong, but non-experts aren't the best corrective. Who’s Afraid of “Soulless Scientism”? John Tierney wants to know. The trouble with common sense: The introduction to A Metaphysics for Scientific Realism: Knowing the Unobservable by Anjan Chakravartty.
