Articles by Michael White | Science 2.0

Evolution: Forget Random Mutation - Variation is the Real Issue

How to be an Iconoclast in Biology

You can blog and still get tenure

Gender and Science in the News: Should We Have Grant Quotas For Women?

E. coli As Biology's Decoder Ring

Let's do some Reading on the Plausibility of Life

Positive Feedback Loops that Drive Cell Decisions

There's a Whole Doubt Industry Aimed At Science

The Problem is Too Much Biological Complexity

How Bacteria Recognize Kin

Anti-evolution 'Academic Freedom' Bills: What is Academic Freedom Anyway?

George Will: Why Are We kicking Talent Out of the US?

Updating how the US Government Gets Its Advice

Do we know nothing about the origins of the first living systems?

Harvard Prof on Virtue vs. Money in Science

ScienceDebate2008 and 14 Questions on Science Policy for US Presidential Candidates

Who Needs Scientific Thinking When You Have Large Datasets and Fast Computers?

Getting Your DNA Sequenced: Should Regulators Crack Down on Genetic Testing Companies?

Multitasking and Science Don't Mix Well

Presidential Science Advice 2.0

So you want to get a job in biology

Getting Our Congressional Candidates to Talk About Science

Steven Pinker and Evolutionary Psychology in The Guardian

Does Darwin Get Too Much Credit?

How is math the basis of reality?

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