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A First Couple? Here’s the Backstory

Could humanity have had its origin in a first pair, or did it have to come from a population of at least several thousand? Read More ›
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New BIO-Complexity Paper: We Could Have Come from Two

New research confirms the possibility of a starting point of two humans instead of thousands. Ann Gauger reports. Read More ›
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Photo: Australopithecus africanus skull, by José Braga; Didier Descouens [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Apeman Waves Goodbye to Darwinian Gradualism

A few days ago a sensational new paleontological discovery made headlines around the globe. Read More ›
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More on How Chimps and Humans Differ: Anatomy and Behavior

It seems obvious: humans and chimps differ markedly. But as Wesley Smith noted yesterday, it is not so obvious to the editors of Human Evolution. Read More ›
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More on How Chimps and Humans Differ: Human-Specific Genes

“We don’t splice our RNA the same way chimps do,” says biologist Dr. Ann Gauger, continuing a conversation with host Sarah Chaffee. Read More ›
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Abandoning Darwinism: Gelernter Talks with Meyer, Berlinski

This wonderful conversation gives you a sense of what a really free exchange of views would be like, the beauty and interest of it, were such a thing permitted on university campuses. Read More ›
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Sunset in savannah of Africa with acacia trees, Safari in Serengeti of Tanzania
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Upright Walking and African Witch Doctors

In seeking to explain what makes humans exceptional, current evolutionists convert guesswork into a methodology, as humans did for long ages in the pre-scientific past. Read More ›
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Photo: John Derbyshire (center) discusses “6 Ways Race Realism Can Go Mainstream,” via YouTube (screen shot).

John Derbyshire: A Useful Darwinian Racist

I didn’t intend to “savage” Derbyshire. I wanted to encourage him in his writing. Read More ›
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Image: An artist imagines Homo erectus pekinensis, by Cicero Moraes [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Why Darwinism Can Never Separate Itself from Racism

You think if Darwinian theory had emerged not in the dark age of the 19th century but in our own woke era, it would be different? No, it wouldn’t. Read More ›

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