Why is it that one always hears about the notorious trials of Galileo and the errors made by (one faction of) the Catholic Church (on a sub-magisterial, sub-infallible level) about science in the ...

The Southern Lehigh School Board dropping St. Luke’s partnership because they dare to share science that doesn’t match their beliefs reminds me of how Galileo was tried by the Inquisition in 1633 — ...

Democrats are approaching Robert Mueller’s hearings with a dangerous amount of naiveté. House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler assumes that once Mueller puts before the American public the ...

Four hundred years ago Galileo Galilei’s scientific findings were rejected because they didn’t fit the prevailing beliefs of the time. His story is disturbingly relevant today. Astrophysicist and ...

The study of the psychology of religion has become a domain of active research following the pioneering work of psychologist and philosopher William James, whose book The Varieties of Religious ...

In a very early science confrontation, Galileo recanted his view about the Earth’s movement. Fast forward to today. “Climate deniers are right-wing nuts” and “tree huggers fear genetically modified ...

Ask students what they know about Galileo Galilei. Where and when did he live? (In Italy during the 16th and 17th centuries.) What did he do? (He was considered the first truly modern scientist ...