I n the two prior parts of this little series ( I and II ), we've discussed the way in which unknown, putatively causative entities we...

W hat is the role of theory vs empiricism in science?  How do these distinctions apply to genetics? Yesterday, we discussed some of the h...

I n very broad terms, modern science has had debates about two basic kinds of approaches to understanding the world.  To over-simplify, they...

I t's good from time to time to reflect on how we know what we think we know.  And to remember that, as it has been in any time in histo...

Y esterday , I discussed current issues related to statistical studies of things like genetic or other disease risk factors.  Recent discuss...

T he old Rumsfeld jokes about the knowns and unknowns are pretty stale by now, so we won't really indulge in beating that dead horse.  B...

Every human culture is embedded in stories about itself in the world, its lore , based on some accepted type of evidence. Science is a kind...