Science in Dispute
- Is Pluto a planet
- Is the International Space Station the appropriate next step for humanity's exploration of space
- Does the accumulation of "space debris" in Earth's orbit pose a significant threat to humans, in space and on the ground
- Historic Dispute : Is Urbain Le Verrier the true discoverer of Neptune
- Did life on Earth begin in the "little warm pond"
- Did water once flow on the surface of Mars
- Are hazards due to earthquakes in the New Madrid Seismic Zone overestimated
- Historic Dispute : Are Earth's continents stationary throughout geologic time
- Will a viable alternative to the internal combustion engine exist within the next decade
- Will wind farms ever become an efficient, large-scale source of energy
- Do the potential dangers of nanotechnology to society outweigh the potential benefits
- Have technological advances in sports such as tennis, golf, and track and field supplanted the athletic achievements of the participants in those sports
- Should the threat of foot-and-mouth disease be met by the destruction of all animals that might have been exposed to the virus
- Are XYY males more prone to aggressive behavior than XY males
- Were dinosaurs hot-blooded animals
- Has DNA testing proved that ThomasJefferson fathered at least one child with one of his slaves, Sally Hemings
- Should statistical sampling be used in the United States Census
- Has the calculus reform project improved students' understanding of mathematics
- Do humans have an innate capacity for mathematics
- Does private strong encryption pose a threat to society
- Does the addition of fluoride to drinking water cause significant harm to humans
- Should xenotransplants from pigs raised at so-called organ farms be prohibited because such organs could transmit pig viruses to patients—and perhaps into the general population
- Should the cloning of human beings be prohibited
- Historic Dispute : Did syphilis originate in the New World, from which it was brought to Europe by Christopher Columbus and his crew
- Is the cost of high-energy laboratories justified
- Historic Dispute : Do neutrinos have mass
- Do hidden variables exist for quantum systems
- Does cold fusion exist
- Historic Dispute: Is Earth the center of the universe