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Date
August 29, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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, __cedited, Arctic terns, bats, bees, behavior, birds, 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

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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
, __cedited, 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
, __cedited, 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
, __cedited, 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, African Americans, algorithms, artificial intelligence, behavior, Civil War, consciousness, 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
, __cedited, 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, behavior, book reviews, 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 ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 6, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __tedited, behavior, competition, controversy, discrimination, evolutionary psychology, female sports, feminism, hunter-gatherers, imagination, instinct, just-so stories, masculinity, motivation, policymakers, Politics, population dynamics, pre-human ancestors, public opinion, Science Daily, science writers, speculation, Sports, surprise}

As an Exercise, Write a Research Article in Evolutionary Psychology, Off the Top of Your Head

_{David Klinghoffer
May 6, 2016

Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Science Reporting

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Right now. You can do it. Read More ›

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Date
April 19, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Genetics
Tagged
, __tedited, behavior, cell adhesion, character, children, choices, estrogen, free choice, genome, human responsibilities, moral responsibility, personality, prophecy, reproduction, risk, sexual misbehavior, sexual reproduction, storytelling}

Science as Astrology: A Gene for, or Rather Against, Virginity?

_{Science & Culture
April 19, 2016

Bioethics, Genetics

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Sometimes it seems much of the most hyped research is about relieving us of the burden of personal moral responsibility. Read More ›