Tag: Hall of Human Origins

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 11, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Science Education
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, Australopithecines, Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus africanus, Casey Luskin, Ernst Mayr, Hall of Human Origins, Harvard University, human evolution, human exceptionalism, human origins, knuckle-walking, Lucy, National Museum of Natural History, Nature (journal), New York Post, podcast, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Museum, transparency, Trump Administration}

Casey Luskin Calls on the Smithsonian to Get It Right on Human Origins

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 11, 2025

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Science Education

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The Smithsonian Institution has recently been called out by the Trump Administration for pushing “one-sided, divisive political narratives.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 24, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, Civic Biology, evolution, Evolution News, hair, Hall of Human Origins, Homo floresiensis, Homo sapiens, human evolution, human origins, Human Zoos, John West, National Mall, National Museum of Natural History, Neanderthals, nose shapes, Racism, Science Uprising, Scopes Monkey Trial, skin colors, Smithsonian Institution, The Descent of Man}

Human Evolution as a “Path to Whiteness”

_{David Klinghoffer
November 24, 2021

Bioethics, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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The simplified and misleading science, which is supposed to be so up-to-date as to merit showcasing on the National Mall, retains the element of traditional Darwinian racism. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
November 24, 2021

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, __nedited, "Nebraska Man", Ardipithecus, Australopithecus sediba, bones, brain size, Cambrian Explosion, climate change, creator, Darwinism, Declaration of Independence, evolution, gradualism, hair, Hall of Human Origins, Homo erectus, Homo floresiensis, Homo naledi, human language, Human Zoos, humanity, Lucy, museum, National Museum of Natural History, Neanderthal DNA, Neanderthals, nose shapes, Orrorin, Science Uprising, skin colors, Smithsonian Institution, Thomas Jefferson, whiteness}

Evolution Theater: Smithsonian Whitewashes Human Origins

_{David Coppedge
November 24, 2021

Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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The museum makes a big deal of Lucy. Their portrayal has many more bones than the original! Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 3, 2015

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, Hall of Human Origins, hominid fossils, human origins, paleoanthropology, Rick Potts, science, Smithsonian, Travel, Views}

Smithsonian’s Traveling Human Origins Exhibit Overstates the Case for Human Evolution

_{Casey Luskin
December 3, 2015

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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The exhibit may be headed to a public library near you. Read More ›