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Paul Feyerabend

Douglas Natelson

Scientists' conduct affects science

Nature News has published an excellent feature by Edwin Cartlidge on the
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Against Method

Defending philosophy of science

From Carl Bergstrom’s Twitter thread about a new book called How
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2020

Good luck with your Maggi

You know when you’re cooking a packet of Maggi noodles in
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allopathy

Ayurveda is not a science – but what does that mean?

This post has benefited immensely with inputs from Om Prasad. Calling something
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apoliticism

The real story of 'The Old Guard'

Spoiler alert: Don’t read this post if you intend to watch
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Against Method

The rationalists' eclipse

The annular solar eclipse over South India on December 26 provided sufficient
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classical mechanics

The calculus of creative discipline

Every moment of a science fiction story must represent the triumph of
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caste-based discrimination

The alleged politicisation of science

“Don’t politicise X” has become the defence of choice for a
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Bora Zivkovic

Some thoughts on the Mack/Dorigo Twitter exchange, and Zivkovic, Feyerabend, etc.

This exchange made me squirm: Every once in a while I feel
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atomism

Can science and philosophy mix constructively?

Quantum mechanics can sometimes be very hard to understand, so much so
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atomism

Can science and philosophy mix constructively?

Quantum mechanics can sometimes be very hard to understand, so much so
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