Garrow's Humour

Image via Wikipedia I wrote about the first series of Garrow's Law, and a second series has now started, which I'm pleased to report maintains the same high standards. It follows the partly true exploits of William Garrow, London barrister at the end of the eighteenth century, who practically invented cross-examination and appears to have...

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The Interrogative Moo?

Cover of The Interrogative Mood: A Novel? h/t and apologies to Padgett Powell - The Interrogative Mood Do cows ask each other questions? Are you cowed by questions? Do bears shit in the woods? Does a falling tree in an empty wood make a noise? Do we hear what we want to hear? Are we here because we were meant to be? Are we here because we...

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If not Phlogiston, is this Supernatural?

Image via Wikipedia The natural/supernatural debate rumbles on. Chris Schoen responds to Coyne, Blackford, Boudry et al whilst sort of agreeing with Steve Zara, PZ et al, but also gets it wrong, in my opinion: But I'll allow that just as it's a tautology to say "if we define the supernatural as that which science can't examine,...

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