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Why Citing a Scientific Study Does Not Finish An Argument

by Jonny Anomaly and Brian Boutwell

“Actually Studies Show…” Chances are you’ve found yourself in a heated conversation among a group of friends, family, or colleagues when someone throws down the gauntlet: “Actually, studies show…” Some nod in silent agreement, others check their text messages, and finally someone changes the subject. It’s hard to know what to say when people cite scientific studies to prove their point. Sometimes we know...

April 25, 2017
comments 9
Spotlight

The Crucible of the Application Process

Published by Dillon Bowen

[Note that this was written in its entirety before hearing any admissions decision on my applications this year] Over the past two years, I’ve applied for some of the...

April 20, 2017
comments 88
Top Stories

Anti-Russian Hysteria, American Hypocrisy, and the Risk of Nuclear Confrontation

Published by Jeffrey Tayler

Marx’s statement that “history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce,” must now be reworded, in light of the new Cold War developing with Russia and that country’s...

April 20, 2017
comments 4
Top Stories

Companies Shed Degree Requirements to Promote Merit Over Qualifications

Published by Joshua Krook

At the end of 2016, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that close to two-thirds of all Australians had completed a degree or apprenticeship. The growth in the...

April 19, 2017
comments 4
Top Stories

Laura Kipnis, Rape Culture, and the Disappearance of Sex

Published by Michael Aaron

Earlier this month, HarperCollins released Northwestern professor Laura Kipnis’ book Unwanted Advances, based on her article about the accusations and subsequent resignation of fellow professor Peter Ludlow for alleged...

April 18, 2017
comments 109
Top Stories
Review

Review—Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India by Shashi Tharoor

A review of Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India by Shashi Tharoor.  Hurst (March 2, 2017). In November 2011, Pankaj Mishra, an Indian author, literary critic, and essayist...

April 14, 2017
comments 41
Features, Review, Science / Tech, Top Stories

Reviving “Essentialism” and Other Scientific Straw Men

Cordelia Fine’s latest attempt at human exceptionalism and biology denial Testosterone Rex has drawn rave reviews from (almost) everyone, from the popular press to Nature. Happy to go against...

April 11, 2017
comments 7
April 19, 2017

Denying Encryption To Terrorists Is A Fantasy

The script for responding to Western terror attacks is now so predictable that they might as well publish a...

by Matthew Mott
comments 3
April 17, 2017

The Rhetorical Trap at the Heart of the “Neurosexism” Debate

“Neurosexism,” “populist science,” “neurotrash,” the problem with using terms like these to describe scientific investigations of sex differences is...

by Claire Lehmann and Debra W Soh
comments 15
April 14, 2017

Review—Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India by Shashi Tharoor

A review of Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India by Shashi Tharoor.  Hurst (March 2, 2017). In November...

by Sumantra Maitra
comments 41
April 13, 2017

The De-Professionalization of the Academy

The author of the following essay is a Professor at a top-ranking, metropolitan U.S. university. The names of both...

by Alex Southwell
comments 36
April 11, 2017

Reviving “Essentialism” and Other Scientific Straw Men

Cordelia Fine’s latest attempt at human exceptionalism and biology denial Testosterone Rex has drawn rave reviews from (almost) everyone,...

by Robert King
comments 7
April 7, 2017

Epigenetics Has Become Dangerously Fashionable

For the past few years, social scientists have been buzzing over a particular topic in molecular biology—gene regulation. The...

by Brian Boutwell and JC Barnes
comments 13
April 6, 2017

Camille Paglia and the Battle of the Sexes

In the opening to what I consider the most important chapter in Camille Paglia’s new book, Free Women, Free...

by Suzanne Venker
comments 6
April 4, 2017

Conservatives Aren’t the Only Voices Silenced by Academia’s Intellectual...

Over the last three or four decades, the humanities have witnessed a shift so massive that it is barely...

by James Walker
comments 36
April 4, 2017

What Sadomasochism Can Teach Us About Human Sexuality

Like all good husbands, I took my wife to see the latest instalment of the Fifty Shades of Grey...

by Gregory Gorelik
comments 5
April 4, 2017

A Raft of Books

In my workshop with Frank Conroy at the University of Iowa in 2002, he uttered a caveat on the...

by Ryan Blacketter
comments 14
April 4, 2017

How a Culture of Outrage Is Stifling Political Satire

Trump’s presidency should be a golden age for political satire. With the White House engaged in a seemingly endless...

by V R Kahn
comments 8
March 31, 2017

Not Everything Is An Interaction

Albert Einstein was a brilliant man. Whether his famous equation of E=mc2 means much to you or not, I...

by Brian Boutwell
comments 18
March 31, 2017

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Explains How To Combat Political Islam

What happens when we let fear, muddled thinking, ignorance, and political correctness guide us in confronting a threat to...

by Jeffrey Tayler
comments 29
March 30, 2017

Swingers, Feminism and Social Constructionism

In my late 20s a friend played a trick on me. She invited me along to a party, the...

by Irene Ogrizek
comments 11
March 29, 2017

When Good Men Fail to Stand Up to Danger

I spent most of last Wednesday watching the news from Westminster. Unfortunately, keeping an eye on the BBC News...

by Charlie Peters
comments 16
March 27, 2017

The Troubles and The Terror

It is rather ironic that a day after the death of Martin McGuinness, terrorism was inflicted on Londoners. Once...

by Ben Sixsmith
comments 5
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Denying Encryption To Terrorists Is A Fantasy

Published by Matthew Mott

The script for responding to Western terror attacks is now so predictable that they might as well publish a schedule in the TV listings. First we get the platitudes:...

April 19, 2017
comments 3
Security, Tech

The Rhetorical Trap at the Heart of the “Neurosexism” Debate

Published by Claire Lehmann and Debra W Soh

“Neurosexism,” “populist science,” “neurotrash,” the problem with using terms like these to describe scientific investigations of sex differences is that their use may be interpreted as hostile. “Not fair!”...

April 17, 2017
comments 15
Science / Tech

Reviving “Essentialism” and Other Scientific Straw Men

Published by Robert King

Cordelia Fine’s latest attempt at human exceptionalism and biology denial Testosterone Rex has drawn rave reviews from (almost) everyone, from the popular press to Nature. Happy to go against...

April 11, 2017
comments 7
Features, Review, Science / Tech, Top Stories

Epigenetics Has Become Dangerously Fashionable

Published by Brian Boutwell and JC Barnes

For the past few years, social scientists have been buzzing over a particular topic in molecular biology—gene regulation. The hype has been building steam for some time, but recently,...

April 7, 2017
comments 13
Genetics, Science / Tech
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