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Date
August 18, 2019

Categories
Anatomy
Biology
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __edited, Ann Gauger, behavior, chimpanzees, culture, Darwinian mechanisms, Human Evolution (journal), humans, ID the Future, mutations, physiology, podcast, Sarah Chaffee, Wesley Smith}

More on How Chimps and Humans Differ: Anatomy and Behavior

_{Science and Culture
August 18, 2019

Anatomy, Biology, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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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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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
April 10, 2019

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Psychology
Tagged
, __k-review, adaptation, babies, behavior, college students, Darwinian biology, 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

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

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 28, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, "God of the gaps", bats, behavior, body plans, censorship, Center for Science and Culture, design intuition, development, Discovery Institute, education, evolution, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, evolutionary theory, Galileo Galilei, genera, genetic variations, Harvard University, innovation, intelligent design, mammals, Michael Denton, philosophers, physiology, postdoc, Research, Royal Society, species, telescope, theologians, whales}

The Intelligent Design Underground and Other Reflections

_{Brian Miller
December 28, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A biologist in our network worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard. He recounted how about a quarter of the postdocs he encountered were at least sympathetic to design arguments. Read More ›

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Date
August 29, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Arctic terns, bats, bees, behavior, birds, Carsten Egevang, cooperation, dolphins, elephants, Flight: The Genius of Birds, Germany, Illustra Media, mammals, migration, Monarch butterflies, Neo-Darwinism, zebras}

Migrating Birds Can Find Their Flocks After Many Miles and Days Apart

_{Science and Culture
August 29, 2018

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Another study of bird migration using geolocators finds fascinating new facts about social interactions during long-distance flights. Read More ›

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Author
Richard Weikart

Date
July 12, 2018

Categories
Ethics
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Tagged
, __k-review, adultery, anti-Semitism, behavior, Darwinian theory, E.O. Wilson, evolution, evolutionary ethics, Harvard University, homosexuality, humans, infanticide, just-so stories, Kevin MacDonald, race, Racism, rape, stereotypes, Steven Pinker, The Death of Humanity}

Darwinian Theory and Evolutionary Psychology

_{Richard Weikart
July 12, 2018

Ethics, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology

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Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker asserts that infanticide has biological roots. He claims that ancient humans were picky about which babies they would raise to maturity. Read More ›

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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

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

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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

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

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 15, 2018

Categories
Ethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __nedited, "created equal", African Americans, algorithms, artificial intelligence, behavior, Civil War, consciousness, emotivism, empathy, endowed by their creator, feelings, human beings, human rights, programming, Psychology Today, Racism, rights, robots, slavery, stories, Thomas Jefferson}

Rights Are Not about “Feelings”

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 15, 2018

Ethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind

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Thomas Hills argues that we will accord human-style rights to robots because we will come to empathize with them. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
September 13, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, babies, behavior, evolution, falsification, fitness, just-so stories, kin selection}

The Challenge to Evolution from Abortion

_{Cornelius Hunter
September 13, 2017

Bioethics, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Reproductive Science

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The whole point of “fitness,” in an evolutionary context, is reproduction. One has higher “fitness” if one can have more offspring. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 7, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Technology
Tagged
, __tedited, altruism, amorality, behavior, coercion, eugenics, evolutionary ethics, moral argument, objectivity, teleology, transhumanism}

Better Babies Through Evolution? Richard Weikart on the Siren Song of Transhumanism

_{David Klinghoffer
June 7, 2016

Bioethics, Evolution, Technology

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The fact that all this is so far technological fantasy may be its lone saving grace. Read More ›