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Kirsty Duncan

Which Scientists Get to Have Free Speech?

Does the “scientific consensus” mean that only scientists who follow the majority are entitled to have their say? Read More ›
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SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- 3rd Space Operations Squadron goalie Matt Pincus saves a ball during intramural soccer action Thursday. 3rd SOPS fell to the Joint National Integration Center 3-1 for their first loss of the season. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lorna Gutierrez)

As a Critic of Intelligent Design, Nathan Lents Fails to Connect

Initially, I was pleased to find someone who might be an interesting new participant in the evolution debate. Read More ›
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In Evolutionary Thinking, Roseanne Barr’s Offensive Tweet Has a Long History

Some voices, if not necessarily thoughtful or serious ones, have recognized this, while at the same time missing the point. Read More ›
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Meet Aleš Hrdlička, FDR’s Favorite Eugenicist

Darwin-inspired eugenics and racial pseudoscience are like some sort of insidious, and hideous, household pest. Read More ›
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“Risky” Business — College Shuts Down Professor over Speech on Science, Free Expression

Adam Perkins, King’s College London lecturer in Neurobiology of Personality, was scheduled to deliver a talk at his institution. Read More ›

Register Now for May 8 Seattle Premiere of “Mesmerizing,” “Racially Charged” Human Zoos

What could be more wholesome or innocent than a visit to the zoo? You may ask that now, but it was a quite a different state of affairs a century ago. Read More ›
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Listen: West, Boyer, and the “Darwin Woodstock”

Dr. West shares a fascinating postscript to the story of German paleontologist Günter Bechly. Read More ›
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Human Zoos to Premiere in South Africa and Seattle

Anyone interested in the grim history of Social Darwinism in America, or debates over scientific racism and the sanctity of human life, will want to see this documentary. Read More ›
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Human Zoos, Award-Winning Documentary, Will Premiere in Houston on April 18

Darwin-inspired racism was the consensus science of its day. Speaking out against it would have made you a crank and a science-denier. Read More ›

Join Us: Major Conference on Theistic Evolution, April 6-7 in Greater Philadelphia

Don't miss a fascinating two-day discussion of human origins and the fossil record, human rights and human life, rebranded science and incoherent theology. Read More ›

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