Sentences with phrase «case against the science»

This is not so much a case against forensic science as it is a case against science illiteracy of the public (and of course the attorneys representing the defendant).

There's one scene where he's trying to make a case against the science experts where he doesn't even put together ONE coherent sentence.

One of the big problems with talking about what Chris Mooney has called The Republican War on Science is that, on the Republican side, the case against science is rarely laid out explicitly.

Richard Horton, the current editor of the medical journal, The Lancet, recently stated that, «The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue.»

Can you look at their numbers?Wackos Grasping At Straws In their attempts to make a case against the science of climate change, the far - right has seized on the argument that «humans are CO2 factories.»

Not exact matches

Cynthia Tice found that to be the case when she and her co-founder launched Lily's Sweets in 2011, when public sentiment was turning against foods high in sugar (thanks in part to books such as Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health).

But I didn't like the hatred against gays, the bashing of well - established science, the cherry - picking versus from the Bible to fit today's agenda, and in many cases, not following the words of Jesus himself.

The point is illustrated by the logic which the National Academy of Sciences employed to persuade the Supreme Court that «creation - scientists» should not be given an opportunity to present their case against the theory of evolution in science classes.

RB Phillip E. Johnson, Reason in the Balance: The Case Against NATURALISM in Science, Law and Education.

In a more recent work, Reason in the Balance: The Case Against NATURALISM in Science, Law and Education (P. 3), Johnson continues his argument, and makes clear what was implicit in the earlier work.

Barr ably puts the case against the idea, widespread among historians of science, that science and religion have been in open and active conflict for many centuries.

A few items to share today, all relating to sugar: Gary Taubes Makes The Case Against Sugar Well - known investigative science and health journalist Gary Taubes (Why We Get Fat) has a new book out in which he makes The Case Against Sugar.

So last month, when the Center for Science in the Public Interest announced it was filing a class action lawsuit to stop McDonald's from using Happy Meal toys to market to children, the fierce and ugly backlash against the mother of two who was brave enough to attach her name to the case was predictable.

The mission of CFS is to provide excellent laboratory services in support of the administration of justice and public safety for the citizens of Ontario by: 1) providing scientific examinations and interpretations in cases involving injury or death in unusual circumstances, and in crimes against persons or property; 2) presenting independent objective expert testimony to courts in Ontario; 3) conducting research; and 4) presenting educational programs on forensic science for agencies using forensic science services.

In 2006 Larry Brand, an expert on phytoplankton and a colleague of Mash's at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami, started gathering more evidence in the case against BMAA.

In case anyone was in doubt about the ire Darwin's work would arouse, the local vicar is seen telling him, «You're pitting science against God!»

As they report today in Science Translational Medicine, the antibodies provided solid protection against disease in most cases.

Imran Khan, director of the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE), which has led the lobbying against the caps, said: «I'm delighted that the government and the UK Border Agency in particular have listened and responded to our concerns.»

We do these things, in many cases, against our intuition that the beauty lies in the science itself, not in the sexy presentation.

Author of The Case Against Sugar, Why We Get Fat and Good Calories, Bad Calories Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health [Gary Taubes] on.

In the case of the new science - fiction thriller The Thing, that principle applies heavily to the Antarctic setting, where inclement weather cuts off a tiny science station from potential rescuers, darkness and bitter cold make even closely huddled buildings seem forbiddingly far apart, and circumstances set everyone in the area against each other.

While the big trend in education is putting emphasis on STEM subjects, the Grattan Institute is making a case against pushing students towards science degrees.

But when your case against Common Core leans so heavily on muddled logic and flawed science, it suggests that your arguments don't add up.

Writing a political science thesis is not very difficult for many students, because even though like all other theses it involves extensive research, political science topics are relatively easy and there is a lot of room for argument for and against a particular topic, so in many cases writing such thesis comes down to simply finding solid arguments and proving your point of view.

4) The case against breed - specific legislation in Australia — I cover a new report from experts in Australia breaking down the case against breed - specific legislation, including breed identification issues, the science against breed - specific laws and the failure of such laws across the nation.

As in all medical treatments, TheDogPlace.org Science and Advisory Board advises owners to always weigh risk of exposure, in this case, contracting a virus that could make your dog seriously sick or potentially kill him, against the risk of the treatment or preventative.

In this case, though, it seems the SMBC — and, by extension, Science at the Smithsonian — have abdicated any leadership role in order to participate in the shameful witch hunt against free - roaming cats.

Judge William Alsup had requested this tutorial to bring him up to speed on the fundamental science before proceedings begin in earnest in a case brought by the cities of San Francisco and Oakland, on behalf of the people of California, against a group of major fossil fuel companies, addressing the costs of climate change caused, they argue, by products those companies have sold.

Another way of saying it: Although we are seeing less outright false balance in climate coverage than a decade or two ago, bias against mainstream science understanding persists in the relatively subtle form of selective reporting of eyebrow - raising claims, which strengthen the impression that scientists are always changing their story, in which case, shrug.

However, the environmentalist case against engineering fixes for global warming does not rest on the underlying science.

In part because of the legal cases directed against Mann, but also cases concerning other researchers, there is now a Climate Science Legal Defense Fund.

In Hull's Science as a Process he shows how researchers create a facade of consensus to advance their «school» against rival «schools» but in many cases members of the same «school» violently disagree about fundamental issues.

Lord Monckton, one of the leading scientists battling against the «settled science», has just submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to determine how the U.K. Supreme Court has ruled to support climate change activism in specific legal cases before it.

S. FRED SINGER: A godfather of global warming denial, author of The Scientific Case Against the Global Climate Treaty and Hot Talk, Cold Science: Global Warming's Unfinished Debate.

For some time now I have thought that the science - based arguments have been «too cute» (radiative forcings and all that) and that the strongest case against the orthodoxy is rooted in common sense.

Essentially, the judge in this latest case found Tim Ball's entire article outlining his case against climate science to be as transparently unserious as an intentional parody, which may not exactly be the victory Ball hoped for.

As they tend to do from time to time in an effort to distract from the climate science consensus, a group of scientists who are also climate «skeptics» have published an opinion - editorial (op - ed), trying to make the case against taking action to address climate change.

Rather than mounting a political case against Environmentalism, they can resort only to dismissing the movement as a leftist conspiracy and / or to rejecting outright the science that Environmentalism hides behind.

And this is my entire case against the whole notion of «reconciliation» in science.

In any case, the Senate hearing might well have been the perfect opportunity for Congressional Democrats to match today's climate science to a realistic plan for taking strong action against rising GHG emissions, a plan founded entirely in the provisions of existing environmental laws and regulations.

If someone is skeptical of the «science» then simply state your case and answer the arguments against the claims you are making with facts and allow them to make up their own mind.

12, 1987) The Ocean in Human Affairs (Paragon House, 1989) The Universe and Its Origin: From Ancient Myths to Present Reality and Future Fantasy (Paragon House, 1990) Global Climate Change: Human and Natural Influences (Paragon House, 1989) The Greenhouse Debate Continued (ICS Press, 1992) The Scientific Case Against the Global Climate Treaty (SEPP, 1997) Hot Talk, Cold Science: Global Warming's Unfinished Debate, (The Independent Institute, 1997)

Also, specifically on smoking, you'll note that the same organisations and in some cases, even the same people, fought the war against tobacco science that are now engaged in the campaign against climate science.

Drawing on case studies of past environmental debates such as those over acid rain and ozone depletion, science policy experts Roger Pielke Jr. and Daniel Sarewitz argue that once next generation technologies are available that make meaningful action on climate change lower - cost, then much of the argument politically over scientific uncertainty is likely to diminish.26 Similarly, research by Yale University's Dan Kahan and colleagues suggest that building political consensus on climate change will depend heavily on advocates for action calling attention to a diverse mix of options, with some actions such as tax incentives for nuclear energy, government support for clean energy research, or actions to protect cities and communities against climate risks, more likely to gain support from both Democrats and Republicans.

If we dismiss the absurd stuff in the dubious last - minute document about getting teachers to stop teaching science, the shock - horror bit seems to be that people who disagree with the AGW hypothesis gave money to an organisation which makes the case against it.

Singer's publications include «The Scientific Case Against the Global Climate Treaty» (SEPP, 1997), «Hot Talk, Cold Science: Global Warming's Unfinished Debate» (The Independent Institute, 1997) Singer signed the Leipzig Delcaration.

In a leaked memo titled the «Global Climate Science Communications Plan,» the task force laid out a strategy to «build a case against precipitous action on climate change based on the scientific uncertainty.»

Why had Lord Monckton bothered to deal with the science at all, if the economic case against taking any action to address global warming was so overwhelming?

As I commented on another post, Feynman would insist on one «also making the best case against one's own hypothesis»: In science we are, after all, after the TRUTH.

At Skeptical Science it is against our site policy to speculate about a person's motives, but in this case, Watts volunteered the information.