Anne Sipe15. Response: Rest and Seeing StarsIn his article “What we lost when we lost the stars,” L. M. Sacasas speaks to light pollution and its effects on society:Apr 16, 2022Apr 16, 2022
Anne Sipe14. Response: Values vs. Truth in Scientific DiscoveriesIn his “Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina of Tuscany,” Galileo Galilei writes about the reaction of his peers to his discoveries. He…Apr 9, 2022Apr 9, 2022
Anne Sipe13. Response: Expertise vs AuthorityIn “Reviving Expertise in a Populist Age,” Zach Graves and M. Anthony Mills speak to the negative influence of politics on scientific…Mar 31, 2022Mar 31, 2022
Anne Sipe12. Response: The Conversation of Scientific Authority in Today’s CultureIn her essay “Between Past and Future,” Hannah Arendt speaks to the origins of authority and the nature of authority, in the past and the…Mar 23, 2022Mar 23, 2022
Anne Sipe11. Response: A Loss of AuthorityIn her essay “Between Past and Future,” Hannah Arendt speaks to the definition of authority, both in the past and the present. When…Mar 20, 2022Mar 20, 2022
Anne Sipe10. Response: Bias in ScienceIn her article “Here’s How Cornell Scientist Brian Wansink Turned Shoddy Data Into Viral Studies About How We Eat,” Stephanie M. Lee…Mar 2, 2022Mar 2, 2022
Anne Sipe9. Response: Three Lessons to ‘Save Science’In his article “Saving Science,” Daniel Sarewitz attempts to draw conclusions concerning the decline of scientific objectivity and…Feb 27, 2022Feb 27, 2022
Anne Sipe8. Response: The Blind Spot and Human ExperienceIn their essay “The Blind Spot,” Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser, and Evan Thompson address the tension between science as a discipline being…Feb 22, 2022Feb 22, 2022
Anne Sipe7. Response: Why and How QuestionsIn his essay “Why it’s only science that can answer all the big questions,” Peter Atkins speaks to the authority of scientific disciplines…Feb 21, 2022Feb 21, 2022
Anne Sipe6. Response: The View from Nowhere“These examples motivate a distinction between qualities that vary with one’s perspective, and qualities that remain constant through…Feb 20, 2022Feb 20, 2022
