
1. Grappling with the Truth

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1. Grappling with the Truth

Post-Truth: A Guide for the Perplexed
If politicians can lie without condemnation, what are scientists to do?

Why People "Fly from Facts"
Research shows the appeal of untestable beliefs and how they lead to a polarized society

7 Answers to Climate Contrarian Nonsense
Evidence for human interference with Earth’s climate continues to accumulate

What to Believe in Antarctica’s Great Ice Debate
Although not all the studies agree, most climate scientists argue that, yes, Antarctica is losing mass in a warming world

These Truths Are Not Self-Evident—but They've Been Firmly Established Over and Over by Scientific Research
A compendium of irrefutable facts for these fact-starved times

3. Vaccines

Fact or Fiction?: Vaccines Are Dangerous
Overwhelming medical evidence shows that negative side effects are rare and minor

More Guns Do Not Stop More Crimes, Evidence Shows
More firearms do not keep people safe, hard numbers show. Why do so many Americans believe the opposite?

4. Guns

Firearms Research: The Gunfighter
A researcher studies the consequences of the ubiquity of guns in the U.S.

Is This the Next Green Revolution?
To avert a future famine, scientists are manipulating the complex conversation that plants have with microbes, pests and other elements of the phytobiome

Why Your First Idea Can Blind You to a Better One
While we are working through a problem, the brain’s tendency to stick with familiar ideas can literally blind us to superior solutions

Without Government, the Marketplace Will Not Solve Climate Change
Whether or not the world reaches an international emissions agreement, the U.S. government holds the real solution

5. Food

The Truth about Genetically Modified Food
Proponents of genetically modified crops say the technology is the only way to feed a warming, increasingly populous world. Critics say we tamper with nature at our peril. Who is right?

The “True” Human Diet
From the standpoint of paleoecology, the so-called Paleo diet is a myth

Should Science Speak to Faith?
Two prominent defenders of science exchange their views on how scientists ought to approach religion and its followers

6. Evolution vs. Creationism

15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense
Opponents of evolution want to make a place for creationism by tearing down real science, but their arguments don't hold up

50 Years Ago: Repeal of Tennessee’s “Monkey Law”
The statute that got John Scopes in trouble back in 1925 was finally repealed in 1967—but the teaching of evolution in public schools is still not entirely safe

2. Climate