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Today I’m teaching a perilous topic: the eclipse of Darwinism. There was a period of several decades where you could make an honest intellectual argument against evolution, roughly from the time it was first published (1860) to the development of population genetics (say, roughly 1920). All the arguments since then are fundamentally garbage, but before […]

I lived for 8 years under President Ronald Reagan, a shallow, stupid, evil man who wrecked the economy and laughed as gay men, and others, died of AIDS, who made deals with our enemies to get elected, and I said, “at least it can’t get worse than this.” I lived for 8 years under President […]

I’m in the mood for some self-abasement, and also to nod in the general direction of the Xmas season. I’m going to tell you about the most horrible, embarrassing moment of my life so far. Maybe it’ll inspire you to mention your moment of humiliation in the comments to make me feel a little better. […]

My experiences in grad school were mostly happy ones, and I credit that to the fact that I was lucky to work with good people. I entered the lab of Charles Kimmel, working on zebrafish neuroscience, and stumbled my way through several projects before Chuck suggested a new one: he recommended that I use a […]

The government's official forecaster raises its prediction for UK growth in 2024 and 2025 but reduces it for later years.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones talks to the BBC about his childhood.

The foreign secretary previously called Trump a "tyrant" and "xenophobic" when he was a backbench MP.

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The British overseas territory was invaded 40 years ago, beginning a short but bitter conflict.

How the first South Asians who moved to Britain coped far away from their homeland.

Jade's case failed to reach court because it was suggested she may have a rare sleep disorder.

Campaigner Kate Isaacs describes the horror of seeing her face digitally edited into an adult film.

Social media is helping travel agents to impress clients, and sometimes to scam them.

The following is a statement issued by the BBC

The BBC has launched an independent review, led by former Head of Sky News Nick Pollard, to determine whether there were any failings in the BBC's management of the Newsnight investigation into allegations of sexual abuse of children by Jimmy Savile.

However, on the basis of material available now, it is apparent from information supplied by the Newsnight editor and programme team - that the explanation in a blog by the editor of his decision to drop the programme's investigation is inaccurate or incomplete in some respects.

By way of correction and clarification:

1.The blog says that Newsnight had no evidence that anyone from the Duncroft home could or should have known about the allegations. In fact some allegations were made (mostly in general terms) that some of the Duncroft staff knew or may have known about the abuse.

2. The blog says that Newsnight had no evidence against the BBC. No allegation was made to the programme that BBC staff were aware of Mr Savile's alleged activities, but there were some allegations of abusive conduct on BBC premises.

3. The blog says that all the women spoken to by the programme had contacted the police independently already and that Newsnight had no new evidence against any other person that would have helped the police. It appears that in some cases women had not spoken to the police and that the police were not aware of all the allegations.

The BBC regrets these errors and will work with the Pollard review to assemble all relevant evidence to enable the review to determine the full facts.

Update 23 October 2012: The BBC has published an additional statement which it issued to Panorama on 22 October 2012. You can read it here.

Sebastian has been deemed fit for discharge but the 19-year-old has nowhere suitable to go.

Roy Pollitt's wife died after a physician associate mistakenly left a drain in her body for 21 hours.

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The UK Government is inviting input on the tax challenges associated with the rise of the sharing economy.

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Highlights: Amrita Amyloid Center offers specialized multidisciplinary care for all types of systemic amyloido

Lucy Letby is a British nurse who was arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder ten others while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital in England.

Recycling waste and delivering a safe nutrient-rich fertilizer for food production

The post Press Release: New compost plant to aid the greening of Ghana’s economy first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

To mitigate the negative effects of urbanization on resource use and environmental pollution, 15 key actors in the waste-sanitation-agriculture interface joined efforts to set up a Circular Bioeconomy Innovation Hub in Ghana.

The post A Circular Bioeconomy Innovation Hub takes form in Ghana first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

The Aquaculture Decision Support Tool shows climate hazards, suitability, land use and waterbodies, and supply and demand conditions.

The post Dashboard to improve decision making on aquaculture expansion in Myanmar first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

IWMI researchers call for a sanitation circular and solidarity economy which explores innovative economic solutions for the most basic of human needs in ways that are wired for inclusivity.

The post The sanitation circular economy - rhetoric vs. reality first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director, M. Srinivas, advocates dispelling myths about medlinkorgan donation/medlink and emphasizes

Unlocking the full sequence of the human medlinkY chromosome/medlink represents a breakthrough in genetics, presenting fresh opportunities for studying

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), US have identified over 275 million medlinkgenetic variants/medlink that were not previously reported.

The final post-mortem and chemical analysis reports of playback singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, cited 'myocardial infarction' as the cause of the singer's death.

Popular South Indian Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu is battling with myositis (a rare autoimmune disease). Ever since popular actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu

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Drugs used to slow Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) progression may also suppress self-renewing cancerous stem cells in grade 4 glioblastoma, the most

An international research team led by the University of Toronto has created an effective system using the iC. elegans/i nematode to identify compounds that can halt the growth of amyloid proteins.

Intact America Blasts American Academy of Pediatrics' Call To Weaken U.S. Ban on All Forms of Female Genital Cutting as

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Encourages Parents to 'Get it Done in Year One' for a Lifetime of Healthy Smiles

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare unveiled the 'myCGHS' app (!--ref1--) for iOS devices, integrating advanced security measures such as two-factor

One patient suffering from severe medical conditions for years has provided diagnosis for 30 people whose similar conditions also remained undiagnosed despite numerous tests, thus solving a medical mystery.