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Pediatrician Claims to Have “Final Answer” to Question of Life

The American College of Pediatrics is actually a breakaway faction from the American Academy of Pediatrics, and was formed by a small group of healthcare providers who did not agree with the latter’s support for adoption by gay parents.

FF Podcast 016: Ethics of Spoilers and Comment Trolls

This week, we talk about spoilers and whether it's appropriate to spoil stories and then we talk about trolls and PopularScience.com's decision to close their comments section.

FF Podcast (Audio) 013: Is Gender Equality Against Freedom of Religion? Plus—Soylent!

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This week, we talk about the claim by Couples for Christ that gender equality in the RH Law goes against their religious freedom. Then, we discuss Soylent, the food replacement drink.

Hiwaga and Humbug on Philippine TV

To the writers, researchers, producers, and hosts of TV programs that promote superstition among Filipinos, I ask you to rethink your values.

A Quick Guide to Detecting Quantum Quackery

The world of quantum mechanics is strange, that much is true... Unfortunately, the strangeness of the quantum world has been grossly abused either by those who do not understand quantum mechanics, or those who wish to benefit from this lack of understanding.

GMOs and Science Denialists: A GMO Primer

Genetic modification of food has been critical in the history of human beings. None of the food we regularly eat today existed before humans and they would never exist outside of “unnatural” human intervention.

When Does Life Begin? Revisited

There is a lot of ambiguous language that conservatives employ to muddy the real issue and their intention in asking the question in the first place. Most confusing of all is how they conflate “life” with “personhood.”

A Leap Of Science

I believe in miracles, and it is spelled S-C-I-E-N-C-E.

Lab Letters Issue 16: The Spinning Face Illusion, The Dawn Bird, and Real-life Automail

Hello there! For this week’s Lab Letters, I’ll tell you all about illusions, a dino-chicken, and a really cool hand.

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