A radical critique of science: writing the next chapter A meeting in London this week looked back at radical science activism of the 1970s-80s and…
Unconscious objectivity - aspects of a critique of the mathematical natural sciences (excerpts) - Claus Peter Ortlieb A mathematician takes a sceptical look at the mathematical basis of modern natural…
Science and Dogma: The Marxist Perspective An introduction to the Marxian approach to science and ideology.
The dangers of reactionary ecology Influential metaphors for understanding the environment serve as a bridge between traditional conservatism and outright ecofascism.
Notes on technological domination and the myth of the citizen - Some Enemies of the Best of All Transgenic Worlds Published in Spain in 2000, this withering critique of biotechnology—composed in…
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and its latest report The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report came out on Monday. This post includes…
The final solution - Renaud Miailhe An essay on biotechnology, its ideological precursors and its disastrous implications, with discussions of eugenics, futurism, fantasies of space…
Midnight in the century: notes against progress - Miguel Amorós An examination of the history and significance of the concept of “progress”, its origins as an…
Socially-responsible scientists or soldier-technicians? - Solidarity 'Socially-Responsible Scientists or Soldier-Technicians?', a working class critique of scientists at…
Scepticism, class, and the 'New Atheists' With's Chomsky's appearance on a 'skeptic' podcast and in light of the recent comments by Dawkins and the reaction to them, including JK's blog…
Chomsky and the evolution of language Noam Chomsky recently appeared on the Skeptically Speaking podcast to discuss the evolution of language. This got me thinking about the…
