Re “Anthropology a Science? Statement Deepens a Rift” (news article, Dec. 10): From my perspective as editor in chief of American Anthropologist, the flagship journal of the American Anthropological ...
In 2008, the National Academy of Sciences put forth a textbook-ish definition of "science": "The use of evidence to construct testable explanations and predictions of natural phenomena, as well as the ...
As life-preserving medical technology advanced in the second half of the 20th century, doctors and families were faced with a thorny decision, one with weighty legal and moral implications: How should ...
The common use of "tentative" is generally regarded as a negative adjective, roughly synonymous with indecisive. In contrast, it's widely considered to be a strength of science. A major legal decision ...