Science is good but scientism isn’t. Science looks at the cosmos objectively, indeed scientifically. Scientism doesn’t. Science, in the broadest sense of the word, derived from the Latin scientia, ...

In yesterday’s Neil deGrasse Tyson discussion over scientism, more than a few readers denied that scientism was anything other than a right-wing culture warrior concept to denigrate science that did ...

In this episode, Dr. Stacy Trasancos will discuss the difference between science and what some have dubbed “scientism,” and why it even matters. Dr. Trasancos brings with her discussions advanced ...

This week, a bit of news that escaped the notice of many was a dust-up between Lila Rose and Dr. Phil. The topic? The definition of science and the definition of life. The exchange went something like ...

Science is amazing and our civilization has benefited enormously from the advances science has made. Its intellectual authority is virtually unparalleled in the modern academy. But, when ...

The terms people use to stoke disbelief and doubt in science can be costly. In today’s Academic Minute, Florida Institute of Technology’s Moti Mizrahi details how. LGBTQ children’s books are now on ...

“Scientism” is the belief that all we need to solve the world’s problems is, you guessed it, science. People sometimes sub in the phrase rational thinking, but it amounts to the same thing. If only ...

William A. McConnell ’21 is a Mathematics concentrator in Adams House. His column appears on alternate Mondays. It’s an understatement to say that modern science has been the most transformative tool ...

Scientism is science’s own Judas. It betrays its master with a kiss. Ernest Board (1877-1934), “St. Albertus Magnus Expounding His Doctrines of Physical Science in the Streets of Paris” (photo: Public ...

C.S Lewis and Augusto Del Noce were two 20th century philosophers who predicted what is happening in our time. Both men foresaw a cadre of technocratic elite that would capture international ...