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Science Writing Tries to Smash Human Exceptionalism

Stone tool use among animals versus the Stone Age provides a useful illustration of the tendency. Read More ›
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Our View of Nature Matters; Here’s Why

I was standing amidst the ruins of the Berghof, Hitler’s retreat near the German-Austrian border, where some of the worst atrocities in history were planned. Read More ›
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chimps
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Return (Yet Again) of the Humanzee

So it comes down to a war on the human soul. Now, here’s the interesting part: Humans are self-evidently unique. Read More ›
Statue of a young Charles Darwin
Photo: Statue of a young Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury School, by Ailurus~frwiki / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Fact Check: Imagining Darwin’s Abolitionism

Desmond and Moore tell us that Darwin assured his sisters that his principles on slavery hadn’t changed despite spending five years living with Captain FitzRoy. Read More ›
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When Medical Science Becomes Heartless: The Case of Joshua Smith

This might be a good time to take stock of those you rely on for your medical care. How much do you know about your doctors? Read More ›
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Suicide by Zoom — Technology and Dehumanization

“We are always told that ‘strict guidelines will protect against abuse.’ It’s always been baloney.” Read More ›
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Don’t Let Profiteers Control Human Genetic Engineering

Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World as a dire warning. But we aren’t paying heed. Read More ›
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Evolution and the Alt-Right, Continued

While the Confederate cause in the Civil War has been the subject of much chatter, the modern racial right owes far more to Charles Darwin than to Robert E. Lee. Read More ›
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Illustration of urban street art painting on wall graffiti , robot and city
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Darwin’s Robots: When Evolutionary Materialists Admit that Their Own Worldview Fails

One section in materialist Edward Slingerland's book is titled "We Are Robots Designed Not to Believe That We Are Robots." Read More ›

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