Alabama Governor Signs Bill Protecting IVF Treatments
After the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in February that frozen embryos were children, legislators scrambled to protect in vitro fertilization clinics.
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Rand Paul's Bill Would Require NIH Scientists To Disclose Royalties They Receive From Drug Companies
The Royalty Transparency Act passed unanimously out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee yesterday.
Is the Human Brain a Prediction Machine?
In The Experience Machine, philosopher and scientist Andy Clark offers an updated theory of mind.
Climate Scientist Michael Mann Wins Defamation Suit Against Mark Steyn and Rand Simberg
The jury found no real damages, but gave a sizeable punitive award that could be challenged on appeal.
Toronto Schools Don't Want Children Harmed by the Solar Eclipse
More like total eclipse of the fun.
Ron DeSantis Supports Legislation Banning Lab-Grown Meat
"You need meat, OK? We're going to have meat in Florida," DeSantis said during a press conference.
No Progress on Global Emissions 8 Years After Paris Climate Agreement
Officials admitted at COP28 that they are not "on track" to achieving climate goals. And they are not likely to be any time soon.
Must Government Fund Science?
AEI's Tony Mills and British biochemist Terence Kealey debate whether science needs government funding.
Do New Documents Prove a COVID Lab Leak?
Health reporter Emily Kopp and biologist Alex Washburne discuss new documents that detail plans to manipulate bat-borne coronaviruses in Wuhan on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
Should Government Fund Science? A Soho Forum Debate
AEI's Tony Mills and British biochemist Terence Kealey debate whether science needs government funding.
What if Men Could Produce Their Own Eggs?
In vitro gametogenesi could allow same-sex couples, post-menopausal women, and couples experiencing infertility to have children.
The Newly Unveiled HHS Rationale for Rescheduling Marijuana Underlines Drug Warriors' Dishonesty
The points about marijuana's risks and benefits that the department now concedes were clear long before last August.
Fauci to Congress: 6-Foot Social Distancing Guidance Likely Not Based on Data
Republican lawmakers criticized the former NIH official for playing "semantics" about lab leaks and gain-of-function research during closed-door congressional testimony this week.
Review: Should Humans Settle Mars? This Book Is Skeptical.
A City on Mars is a counterbalance to the growing optimism over space exploration.
'I Relied on Others,' 'Documents Were Filed in the Wrong Place,' and Other Memorable Excuses
The year's highlights in blame shifting.
There Is No 1.5°C Climate Cliff
The world will not come to its end in 2030 because of climate change.
Free Speech Advocates Are Often Hypocrites. This Doesn't Make the Cause Less Important.
When people from historically privileged groups are facing censorship, that doesn't mean people in historically marginalized groups are actually being empowered.
'The Science' Suffers from Self-Inflicted Political Wounds
A separation of science and politics might be called for.
Rand Paul: Pursuing Accountability on Lab Leak 'Deception'
Reason's Zach Weissmueller talked with the senator about his quest to uncover the origins of COVID-19 and hold Anthony Fauci accountable.
Rand Paul on the Lab Leak 'Deception'
Reason's Zach Weissmueller talked with the senator about his quest to uncover the origins of COVID-19 and hold Anthony Fauci accountable.
New Mosquitos Can Help Beat Malaria
Malaria is making a comeback in the United States. Mosquitos might be part of the solution.
The Last 12 Months Have Been the Hottest on Record
It's virtually certain that 2023 will be the warmest year ever in the instrumental temperature record.
'America Funded It': Rand Paul Blasts Fauci and the Media for Suppressing the Lab Leak Theory
The notion that COVID-19 came from a lab was once touted as misinformation. But now the FBI, the Energy Department, and others agree with Paul.
Helicopter Parenting Hurts Your Kids' Mental Health
Social media overuse among teens may be a symptom, not the cause, of their distress.
The Best of Reason: Take Nutrition Studies With a Grain of Salt
The epidemiology of food and drink is a mess.
How Seed Oils Were Demonized
A sketchy conjectural hypothesis was transmogrified into a dubious dietary dogma.
Take Nutrition Studies With a Grain of Salt
The epidemiology of food and drink is a mess.
The DOJ's Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Is a Loser for Consumers
Despite years of Google primacy over Microsoft Bing, usage of Bing has more than doubled over the past three years and continues to grow.
This Scientist Used To Spread Climate Change Alarmism. Now She's Trying To Debunk It.
The doomsday consensus around climate change is "manufactured," says scientist Judith Curry.
Mike Rowe on Well-Paying Dirty Jobs, Nonprofit Whiskey, and Male Decline
The country's favorite blue-collar champion calls attention to the 'skills gap' and asks why young men spend so much time online.
People Think Morality Is Declining. Surveys Suggest They're Wrong.
Asked about people in general, respondents perceive moral decline. But when asked about specific acts or people in their personal worlds, the data tell a different story.
Don't Keep Parents in the Dark About the Genetic Risks in Their Families
No, it's not ethical to keep them from potentially lifesaving information about their babies—and themselves.
Price Tag of NASA's Martian Rock Retrieval Mission Is Skyrocketing
The Mars Sample Retrieval program is now estimated to cost double than what was originally projected.
Maryland Supreme Court Limits Testimony on Bullet-Matching Evidence
The ruling is likely the first by a state supreme court to undercut the popular forensic technique.
Lab Leak Theory: 1, Misinformation Cops: 0
Confirmation of Wuhan scientists as "patients zero" makes the lab leak theory look likely—and the misinformation police look like fools.
The Supreme Court Is Not in a 'War on Science'
The Supreme Court is agnostic on questions of science, but clear and resolute on questions of law.
Not Every Study on Teen Depression and Social Media Is Bad. Only Most of Them.
The few good studies on teen depression and social media undercut attempts to establish causal connections between the two.
The Biomedical Testing Revolution Promises a Theranos That Actually Works
Most cancer diagnoses and deaths are due to cancers for which there are no recommended screening tests.
New York City Public Schools Will Now Be Required To Actually Teach Kids To Read
Education officials unveiled new rules on Tuesday which will mandate that city elementary schools use one of three "research-backed" reading curricula.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Refuses To Acknowledge the Government's Misrepresentation of Mask Research
Recent comments by former COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci contradict what public health officials told us during the pandemic.
Global Warming Trend Is 'Only One-Half of the Climate Model Simulations,' Says New Paper
A new satellite global temperature data series bolsters the case that climate models are running way too hot.
Do Studies Show Vaping Causes Cancer? No.
Even the best studies haven't surmounted a key statistical issue, and they tend to distort the evidence to make e-cigarettes look dangerous.
Review: Egg Is a Theory of Everything
The book's 12 thematic chapters are dense and rich—like flan, but good.
I Gave Myself Severe Diarrhea for Science. Don't Tax Me for It.
Eliminating taxation on compensation for being a human guinea pig is just good public policy.