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 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 ...

No matter what face you put on it, science is a powerful tool. Here, engineer Marcus Hold works on a nearly completed RoboThespian. Marvels of modern science, these fully interactive and multilingual ...

It’s easy to judge someone else’s worldview, but it’s much harder to recognise that we even have a worldview. We appreciate how pagan societies might see spirits in nature, or how monotheists see God ...

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 ...

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 ...

Only of scientism — and it’s a bane. In an era of a lot of strange ideological overlaps, one that’s particularly interesting to me is the overlap between two groups of people: those who invoke science ...

Abortion is one of the most polarizing social issues of our time. It has become a “war” between those who support abortion rights (the pro-choice movement) and those who oppose abortion rights (the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...