Tag: Nature
How much reason do you want?
By Philip Ball May 17, 2009.
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The ‘war’ between science and religion is stuck in a rut. Can we change the record now, asks Philip Ball?
Nanoparticles could damage DNA at a distance
Alok Jha November 5, 2009.
Print: The Guardian, UK
Lab tests show that metal nanoparticles can affect DNA without actually coming into contact with it – though the results are difficult to extrapolate to the human body
The truth about Arab science
Khaled Diab July 23, 2009.
Print: The Guardian
Scientists must leave Arab countries to find success, and even proponents of science in the Middle East must kowtow to Islam wherever their knowledge comes into conflict with the Koran. There are many reasons for the near-death of science in Arab countries, but a failure to put universal truths above religious ones must be one of them.
What should science do? Sam Harris v. Philip Ball
June 23, 2009.
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Sam Harris and Philip Ball discuss the conflict between religion and science. They do not agree…
How Much Reason Do You Want?
By Philip Ball May 17, 2009.
Print: Nature
The ‘war’ between science and religion is stuck in a rut. Can we change the record now, asks Philip Ball?
Religion and science have always coexisted
Jonathan Jones, art critic January 22, 2009.
The Guardian, UK
Nouveau atheism presents a false view of the clash between science and religion. Many of history’s greatest scientists were influenced by faith and superstition
