At NIH, Bhattacharya Wants to Restore Open Inquiry

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Restoring open discussion is certainly worth a try. Science advances more from doubt than from certainty. Source
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Scientists Are Skeptical that Intelligence in Homo naledi “Erases Human Exceptionalism”

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Berger et al.’s claims about the species have been disputed and their idea that it lived 2-3 million years ago was exaggerated by a factor of 10. Source
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Stephen Meyer: How Misunderstood Science Drives Religious Disbelief

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What a shame that the scientific mainstream has done such a poor job of communicating its own discoveries to the public. Source
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