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Michael Schulson

Michael Schulson is a freelance writer and an associate editor at Religion Dispatches, where he co-produces The Cubit, RD's religion and science portal.

Archive, It's Your Fault, Stories, The CubitJuly 16, 2015

White Supremacy, Mental Illness, or Society: What’s to Blame for Religious Violence?

By Michael Schulson

This article is part of It’s Your Fault, The Cubit’s series on blame in contemporary…

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(A)theologies, Books, Science & Technology, Stories, The CubitJune 16, 2015

Could a Real Life Jurassic Park Help with Climate Change?

By Michael Schulson

In the storerooms of the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, in Connecticut, there’s a…

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OMFG, Science & Technology, The CubitJune 11, 2015

Will the new Jurassic Park movie be an anti-GMO adventure?

By Michael Schulson

The only thing scarier than a rampaging mega-dinosauar is a rampaging mega-dinosaur that’s also a…

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Michael Schulson, OMFG, RD Blog, Science & Technology, The CubitJune 2, 2015

Chocolate Will Make You Thin! Or: How Should We Trust Science?

By Michael Schulson

How are we to approach science in the wake of recent scandals?

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Archive, Books, Michael Schulson, Science & Technology, Stories, The CubitMay 29, 2015

New Atheism Produces Another Curiously Uncurious Science v. Religion Book

By Michael Schulson

It takes chutzpah to argue that most living humans navigate reality incorrectly. But this particular form of chutzpah has become familiar.

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(A)theologies, Archive, Books, Culture, Michael Schulson, RD Blog, Science & Technology, Stories, The CubitMay 15, 2015

Does the Science Show that Spirituality Will Benefit Your Child?

By Michael Schulson

Dozens and dozens of studies send a clear signal that that personal relationship with God is 80% protective against risky sex in girls.

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Archive, Michael Schulson, RD Blog, The CubitApril 28, 2015

The Ethics of Everest

By Michael Schulson

In the wake of tragedy, considering both the human and the moral costs of the ultimate sports pilgrimage.

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(A)theologies, Archive, Books, Culture, Michael Schulson, RD Blog, Science & Technology, Stories, The CubitApril 21, 2015

Confront Death by Avoiding Fritos: The Gluten Lie, Fad Diets, & Foodie Faith

By Michael Schulson

Strap on your Fitbit and shop at Whole Foods instead of, you know, sitting down and thinking about how to be a good person.

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(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, Michael Schulson, Science & Technology, The CubitApril 13, 2015

Hagee’s New Film Uses Jews and Science to Prove Christian, Pro-US God

By Michael Schulson

Blood, warfare, and Nostradamus-style speculation make for good entertainment.

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(A)theologies, Archive, Michael Schulson, RD Blog, Science & Technology, The CubitApril 7, 2015

Herd Heroism in an Age of Rebels: The Cultural Roots of the Anti-Vaxxer Movement

By Michael Schulson

Collect all the evidence that vaccines cause autism and endanger children, and you will have…

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