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Weikart: The Dark History of Medicalized Killing

"Richard Weikart’s superb new book is a vitally important reply to the organized disposal of unwanted people." Read More ›
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The Human Body as a Marvel of Engineering

“The systems that are required to make the human body work,” says Steve Laufmann, “are exactly the kinds of things that engineers design and build.” Read More ›
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The Arrogant Mistake that Is Scientism

The tweet reads, “Imagine a world is ruled by scientists, not by politicians.” The drift of the tweet appeared to be, wouldn’t that be wonderful! Read More ›
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Stifle Your Nausea: Ready for a Dish-Grown Brain?

"We have already genetically engineered babies, the march toward three- (or more) parent human embryos, and radical proposals for creating novel family forms." Read More ›
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Racism, Evolution, and Human Exceptionalism

Certain threads in the events of recent months suggest the hand of a skilled novelist. Read More ›
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Why “Humanize”? A New Effort to Defend the Unique Dignity of Human Beings

One of the tragic trends in thinking about evolution has been to blur the distinction between humans and animals. History warns us not to regard this lightly. Read More ›

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