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On the Origin of Species, Revisited
Steve Jones
November 16, 2009
Print: New Scientist
This month marks the 150th anniversary of the most influential piece of popular science writing ever published. Geneticist and author Steve Jones has summarized and updated the book for the 21st century
An Open Letter to Bill Maher on Vaccinations
Michael Shermer
October 16, 2009
Print: Michael Shermer
The Scientist’s World
By BERNARD D. DAVIS
May 18, 2009
Print: Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
The late Bernard D. Davis, Adele Lehman Professor at the Harvard Medical School, was a pioneer and a leader in the field of microbial physiology. Here he explains the assumptions and traditions that underlie the scientific enterprise. His love for science shines through this description of how scientists think and work, how they choose problems, seek answers, deal with ambiguity in experimental results, maintain standards, and understand issues of credit, cooperation, and competition. This paper describes the features of the world of science, and it compares that world briefly with that of politics and the law. The paper includes broader implications of interactions of government and science.









