"Few scientists have caused more death and suffering than Trofim Lysenko. He was a Soviet botanist whose ideas around genetics (i.e., h...

One of my favorite podcasts is Sam Harris' Waking Up .  I have known for years that he is controversial for some of his conservative vie...

TED gets epigenetics wrong, but the juggernaut rolls on

Epigenetics is real science, but knowledge in this field is in its infancy.  So, the woo-meisters have found another buzzword to fool the gu...