Science
Decline in science attainment among England’s year 9 pupils
By Sally Weale
8 Dec 2020
There has been a sharp decline in attainment in science among 13- and 14-year-olds in England for the first...
Les Français nuls en mathématiques
Par Philippe Lacoude
11 décembre 2020
Cette fois, la catastrophe est annoncée par l’étude internationale des tendances en mathématiques et en sciences (TIMSS, Trends in International...
The flat-Earth conspiracy is spreading around the globe. Does it hide...
By Rob Picheta, CNN
November 18, 2019
"I don't want to be a flat Earther," David Weiss says, his voice weary as he reflects on his...
The approach of the World Socialist Web Site to science
By Bryan Dyne
2 November 2020
The WSWS is publishing the speeches delivered by leading members of the ICFI and contributors to the WSWS at the...
A top scientist questioned virus lockdowns on Fox News. The backlash...
By Peter Jamison
Dec. 16, 2020
The epidemiologist sitting before the cameras spoke with calm authority. It was late March, and as the coronavirus spread across...
Identity politics, the far right, and masks
by Eoin McDermott
2nd November 2020
With the rise of the far right it is worth considering the issue of identity politics and the left....
Top world scientists: Stop Donald Trump!
On November 3, Vote to End Attacks on Science
Choosing Donald Trump for president is choosing fiction over fact—a fatal mistake
October 9, 2020
Instead of thinking...
The dumbing down of America
By Carl Sagan
October 19, 2020
Extract from, "The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark"
- 1995 - By Carl Sagan.
I have a foreboding...
The Great Barrington Declaration: Capitalism’s global policy of herd immunity
Note: We reproduce the following article, first published in wsws.org because of the very important pieces of information included. But we do not adopt...
From Scientist-Politicians to an Anti-Science Demagogue: America’s Tragic Descent Into Madness
By Wayne Madsen
October 12, 2020
Several of the founders of the United States were gifted scientists and scholars of the Age of Enlightenment. Benjamin Franklin...