One can argue a meeting between scientists and philosophers is akin to mixing peanut butter and mayonnaise. Over at the World Science Festival, such a panel hoped to give new insight on the most provocative issue in modern mainstream science. Running down the minutes from this meeting of minds, Tanya Lewis covers the spectrum from […]

The issue of replicability has become quite a spectacle lately. Sometimes it’s due to fraud, often an investigator gets lucky, but methodology remains key in the outcome of a study. David Funder’s opinion is helpful for mainstream and maverick researchers alike, deserving another look even by the laity. For example, there are Explanations That Don’t […]

This alternate version claims that Jesus was hard to identify as he could change his appearance so quickly: “Sometimes he is ruddy, sometimes he is white, sometimes he is red, sometimes he is wheat coloured, sometimes he is pallid like ascetics, sometimes he is a youth, sometimes an old man.” This shape-shifting explains Judas’ kiss […]