Category: Psychology | Page 6 | Science and Culture Today

^{Type
post

Author
Michael Egnor

Date
April 10, 2019

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Psychology
Tagged
, __cedited, adaptation, babies, behavior, college students, evolution, fairy tales, football, junk science, methodology, MIT, Neanderthals, PZ Myers, satire}

Why an Evolutionist Disses Evolutionary Psychology

_{Michael Egnor
April 10, 2019

Biochemistry, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Psychology

3}

Darwinian fairy tales about prehistoric Neanderthal proclivities and modern psychology are obvious junk science. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
March 28, 2019

Categories
Biology
Medicine
Psychology
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __cedited, Joseph Stalin, King’s College London, Lysenkoism, medicine, Oxford University, Trofim Lysenko}

To Intimidate Scientists, No Stalin Is Required

_{Sarah Chaffee
March 28, 2019

Biology, Medicine, Psychology, Scientific Freedom

2}

Many scientists face abuse and threats from an outraged minority who want there to be a biological basis for chronic fatigue syndrome. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Ann Gauger

Date
September 18, 2018

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Psychology
Tagged
, __cedited, animals, beauty, brain, C.S. Lewis, chimpanzees, consciousness, Darwinian evolution, David Premack, emotions, Jane Goodall, love, mastodons, nerve cells, perception, poetry, rational thought, soul, University of Pennsylvania}

Beyond Adaptation: The Human Brain Is Something New

_{Ann Gauger
September 18, 2018

Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics, Psychology

8}

Our brains have vastly more ability than is needed for survival, most notably the capacity for language and abstract thought. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Richard Weikart

Date
July 11, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Psychology
Tagged
, __cedited, alt-right, anti-Semitism, Darwinian theory, Europeans, From Darwin to Hitler, history, James Watson, Jews, Kevin MacDonald, Nazism, Nobel Prize, Racism, Richard Spencer, Steven Pinker}

Evolutionary Psychology Grapples with Racism and Anti-Semitism

_{Richard Weikart
July 11, 2018

Bioethics, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Psychology

3}

Kevin MacDonald is trying to resurrect this troubling legacy of Darwinian theory. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
June 22, 2018

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Psychology
Tagged
, __k-review, “consensus science”, Bill Nye, children, Cyanobacteria, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinism, Douglas Axe, Francis Crick, functional coherence, intelligent design, interventions, intuition, Journal of Molecular Biology, Michael Behe, photosynthesis, Richard Dawkins, theism, Universal Design Intuition, University of Cambridge}

A Child’s Intuition of Purpose in Nature Is No Accident

_{Jonathan Wells
June 22, 2018

Biology, Intelligent Design, Psychology

8}

In 1929, child psychologist Jean Piaget called children “artificialists” who tend to regard everything as “the product of human creation.” Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Richard Weikart

Date
June 19, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Psychology
Social Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, behavior, bullying, Charles Darwin, cognition, culture, education, evolutionary theory, humans, motivation, Nautilus, prestige, society, status, University of Texas}

Why Social Science Does Not Need Evolutionary Theory

_{Richard Weikart
June 19, 2018

Evolution, Psychology, Social Sciences

3}

The example that Professor Cristine Legare proffers is schoolyard bullying. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
June 16, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Psychology
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, American history, behavior, bias, Caltech, critical thinking, education, evolution, ideology, Internet, knowledge, objectivity, power, science, Scientific American, stem, students, Yale University}

Yale President Calls for Objectivity in Science Education

_{Sarah Chaffee
June 16, 2018

Evolution, Psychology, Science Education

3}

He might not welcome my saying so, but his emphasis on thinking critically and examining evidence is spot-on. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Ann Gauger

Date
March 10, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Faith & Science
Life Sciences
Psychology
Tagged
, __k-review, Auschwitz, Australopithecus, cells, chimpanzees, David Barash, DNA, Frankenstein, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, humans, hybridization, Mary Shelley, National Institutes of Health, Nautilus, Nazi, primates, religion, Richard Dawkins, Richard Weikart, The Guardian, University of Washington, Wesley Smith}

David Barash’s Proposal — Something Wicked This Way Comes

_{Ann Gauger
March 10, 2018

Bioethics, Evolution, Faith & Science, Life Sciences, Psychology

7}

With a proposal for human/chimp hybrids, evolutionist David Barash vents his rage against religion. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 9, 2018

Categories
Anatomy
Bioethics
Evolution
Genetics
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Psychology
Tagged
, __edited, chimpanzees, CRISPR, cruelty, Darwinists, David Barash, embryology, humans, humanzee, morality, paleontology, physiology, religion, Richard Dawkins, University of Washington}

Darwinist David Barash Wants Us to Create “Humanzees”

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 9, 2018

Anatomy, Bioethics, Evolution, Genetics, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Psychology

5}

Readers may recall that Barash, of the University of Washington, is the hubristic materialist who intentionally tries to destroy the religious faith of his students. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Richard Weikart

Date
February 26, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Biology
Evolution
Psychology
Tagged
, __k-review, anthropology, Arthur Schopenhauer, assumptions, biases, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, Europeans, evolution, human origins, ideology, Nobel Prize, prejudices, pseudoscience, Racism, religion, scientific racism, scientists, Steven Pinker, The Descent of Man}

On the History of Darwinism, Scientific Racism, and Hitler, Is Steven Pinker Objective?

_{Richard Weikart
February 26, 2018

Bioethics, Biology, Evolution, Psychology

5}

Pinker is right that we should formulate our ideas based on evidence, not bias and preconceptions. Read More ›