Tag Archives: research
Scientists are Biased. Just Not in the Way You Think.
Scientists can be wrong. For years, many have hypothesized that the first animals evolved in the sea. Now, new scientific findings may suggest otherwise.
According to this article:
…researchers studying ancient rock samples in South China have found that the first animal fossils are preserved in ancient lake deposits, not in marine sediments as commonly assumed.
These [...]
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Oxford’s God Study: No Psychologists?
On February 19, 2008, several online news sites ran an article by the Associated Press titled Oxford to Study Faith in God (I’ll link to this one, if you’d like to read the short article in full). The first paragraph reads:
University of Oxford researchers will spend nearly $4 million to study why mankind embraces God. [...]
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Wikipedia Entries: The More Authors the Better
The quality of content on Wikipedia.org may seem like an obvious and easy target for Skeptical Monkey. Wikipedia does not have guidelines for its contributors, inviting anyone with a computer and Internet connection to submit their own content to the site (regardless of its accuracy).
“Perfection is not required.”
Sensing weaknesses in Wikipedia’s models, several other online [...]
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Scientists are Biased. Just Not in the Way You Think.
Scientists can be wrong. For years, many have hypothesized that the first animals evolved in the sea. Now, new scientific findings may suggest otherwise.
According to this article:
…researchers studying ancient rock samples in South China have found that the first animal fossils are preserved in ancient lake deposits, not in marine sediments as commonly assumed.
These [...]
Oxford’s God Study: No Psychologists?
On February 19, 2008, several online news sites ran an article by the Associated Press titled Oxford to Study Faith in God (I’ll link to this one, if you’d like to read the short article in full). The first paragraph reads:
University of Oxford researchers will spend nearly $4 million to study why mankind embraces God. [...]
Full PostWikipedia Entries: The More Authors the Better
The quality of content on Wikipedia.org may seem like an obvious and easy target for Skeptical Monkey. Wikipedia does not have guidelines for its contributors, inviting anyone with a computer and Internet connection to submit their own content to the site (regardless of its accuracy).
“Perfection is not required.”
Sensing weaknesses in Wikipedia’s models, several other online [...]
