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Recent polls suggest that fewer than 40 percent of Americans believe in Darwin's theory of evolution, despite it being one of science's best-established findings. More and more parents are refusing to vaccinate their children for fear it causes autism, though this link can been …
"Creationists who dismiss Darwin's theory of evolution. Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. Climate change deniers who dismiss the warming planet as a hoax. These are just some of the groups that, despite robust scientific evidence, embrace pseudoscientific beliefs a…
What is fundamentalism and what does it really amount to? How do uncompromising counter-cultural movements make ordinary people behave in extraordinary ways? Arguing that an adherence to scriptural literalism and biblical inerrancy is at root a reaction to modernism, these are a…
Is a state capable of thinking, and how can it be supported in doing so? Which developments in society and science influence the relationship between policy and politics? How can learning be encouraged in a democracy, and what do we really mean when we say that democracy cannot …
"«L’air du temps, en accusant la science de n’être qu’un récit parmi d’autres, l’invite à davantage de modestie. On la prie de bien vouloir gentiment "rentrer dans le rang" en acceptant de se mettre sous la coupe de l’opinion.» Étienne Klein. La philosophie des Lumières défendai…
Explains Niels Bohr's mission to promote an "open world" between nations - sharing of information in the scientific, technical and cultural spheres. This work documents Bohr's social and political activities, such as his presidency in the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Let…