Lucretius and the papal secretary

In 1417, during the Council of Constance that reunited the Catholic Church in the west, a papal secretary took advantage of the location in Germany…

The March for Science – my thoughts in interview

Hi folks. Sorry for the delay in writing. I have been revising my book, and all the creative juices are going into that. One exception, though, is this interview by Adam Ford with me on the Philosophy of Science implications of the March for Science.http://www.scifuture.org/marching-for-science-with-john-wilkins-a-perspective-from-philosophy-of-science/ Here’s a direct link to the Youtube video.

Genes – the language of God 2: Other popular gene myths and metaphors

Genes – the language of God 0: Preface Genes – the language of God 1: Genes as Language Genes – the language of God 2: Other popular gene myths and metaphors Genes – the language of God 3: Why genes aren’t information Genes – the language of God 4: Why genes aren’t a language Genes […]

Accommodating Science overview

I have done quite a lot of blogging under this heading lately so I thought it might be useful to get all the posts used in order: On beliefs Why do believers believe silly things? The function of denialism Why … Continue reading