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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Human Origins and Anthropology

Homo naledi
Photo credit: Lee Roger Berger research team, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
January 25, 2024
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Bioethics
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Science or Science Fiction? Scientists Debate

Denyse O’Leary
January 25, 2024
Bioethics, Human Origins and Anthropology, Science Reporting
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Should some Netflix documentaries be labeled science fiction? Two are currently targeted by researchers in paleontology and archeology respectively. Read More ›
Homo habilis remains
Photo: Homo habilis remains, by Sailko, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Günter Bechly
Date
January 19, 2024
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Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
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Fossil Friday: New Research Questions the Human Nature of Homo habilis

Günter Bechly
January 19, 2024
Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology
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A consensus is scientifically worthless when it is driven by worldview bias and peer pressure rather than by an unbiased inference to the best explanation. Read More ›
cave-painting
Photo: “Tree of Life,” a cave painting from Borneo, Indonesia, by Lhfage at English Wikipedia [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
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January 8, 2024
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Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
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Childhood in the Ice Age — What Was It Like?

Denyse O’Leary
January 8, 2024
Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology
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Having reached a point now known as the “Sala dei Misteri,” they left signatures of their time there. Read More ›
Homo_sapiens_neanderthalensis-Mr._N
Image credit: Neanderthal-Museum, Mettmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Casey Luskin
Date
November 16, 2023
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Archaeology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Were Neanderthals and Humans the Same Species?

Casey Luskin
November 16, 2023
Archaeology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
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The evidence does not demonstrate that humans evolved from some kind of humanlike yet intellectually primitive precursor.  Read More ›
Homo naledi
Photo: A femur, by John Hawks, Marina Elliott, Peter Schmid, Steven E. Churchill, Darryl J. de Ruiter, Eric M. Roberts, Hannah Hilbert-Wolf, Heather M. Garvin, Scott A. Williams, Lucas K. Delezene, Elen M. Feuerriegel, Patrick Randolph-Quinney, Tracy L. Kivell, Myra F. Laird, Gaokgatlhe Tawane, Jeremy M. DeSilva, Shara E. Bailey, Juliet K. Brophy, Marc R. Meyer, Matthew M. Skinner, Matthew W. Tocheri, Caroline VanSickle, Christopher S. Walker, Timothy L. Campbell, Brian Kuhn, Ashley Kruger, Steven Tucker, Alia Gurtov, Nompumelelo Hlophe, Rick Hunter, Hannah Morris, Becca Peixotto, Maropeng Ramalepa, Dirk van Rooyen, Mathabela Tsikoane, Pedro Boshoff, Paul H.G.M. Dirks, Lee R. Berger, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Casey Luskin
Date
November 15, 2023
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Archaeology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
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Journal Rejects Claims that Homo naledi Buried Dead, Made Rock Art, Used Fire

Casey Luskin
November 15, 2023
Archaeology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology
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Researchers, led by Lee Berger, had claimed in a Netflix documentary that the species buried its dead, used fire, used tools, and made rock art. Read More ›
Qafzeh
Photo: A skull from the Qafzeh Cave, by Wapondaponda, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 2, 2023
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Bioethics
Human Origins and Anthropology
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When Did Humans Start Burying the Dead?

Denyse O’Leary
November 2, 2023
Bioethics, Human Origins and Anthropology
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Only humans understand death as the inevitable and final reality for all mortal beings no matter what we do. Read More ›
mind
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
October 19, 2023
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Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
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The Human Mind Has No History

Denyse O’Leary
October 19, 2023
Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind
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There is no good reason to assume that human intelligence evolved from mud to mind via a long slow history. Read More ›
chimp
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
October 17, 2023
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Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
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When a Child and a Chimp Were Raised Together

Denyse O’Leary
October 17, 2023
Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind
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When their son was ten months old, a psychologist couple decided to raise him alongside a baby female chimpanzee, for research purposes. Read More ›
Homo naledi
Photo: A femur, by John Hawks, Marina Elliott, Peter Schmid, Steven E. Churchill, Darryl J. de Ruiter, Eric M. Roberts, Hannah Hilbert-Wolf, Heather M. Garvin, Scott A. Williams, Lucas K. Delezene, Elen M. Feuerriegel, Patrick Randolph-Quinney, Tracy L. Kivell, Myra F. Laird, Gaokgatlhe Tawane, Jeremy M. DeSilva, Shara E. Bailey, Juliet K. Brophy, Marc R. Meyer, Matthew M. Skinner, Matthew W. Tocheri, Caroline VanSickle, Christopher S. Walker, Timothy L. Campbell, Brian Kuhn, Ashley Kruger, Steven Tucker, Alia Gurtov, Nompumelelo Hlophe, Rick Hunter, Hannah Morris, Becca Peixotto, Maropeng Ramalepa, Dirk van Rooyen, Mathabela Tsikoane, Pedro Boshoff, Paul H.G.M. Dirks, Lee R. Berger, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
October 9, 2023
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Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Not Enough Evidence: Casey Luskin on Recent Homo naledi Claims

Andrew McDiarmid
October 9, 2023
Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology
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They claim that the small-brained species had high intelligence and engaged in activities like burying their dead, using fire, and engaging in cave wall art. Read More ›
Morganucodon
Photo credit: All photos in this article are by Casey Luskin.
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Casey Luskin
Date
October 5, 2023
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Human Origins and Anthropology
Science Education
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Visitor’s Guide: At Nation’s Natural History Museum, Misinformation on Human Origins, and More

Casey Luskin
October 5, 2023
Human Origins and Anthropology, Science Education
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Mammalian fossil exhibits at the Smithsonian claim that humans and all mammals descended from the “first mammal," perhaps Morganucodon. Read More ›

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