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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
January 24, 2019

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Tagged
, __k-review, "survival of the fittest", Ajit Varki, Albert Einstein, animals, Anolis lizard, bread, cheese, chimpanzees, creativity, Darwinian evolution, David Premack, fire, human origins, humans, intelligence, Internet, iPhone, John West, Neanderthals, Noam Chomsky, Peaceful Science, S. Joshua Swamidass, Thomas Nagel, tools, University of Pennsylvania}

A Positive, Useful Discussion of Human Exceptionalism … On the Internet? Yes!

_{Ann Gauger
January 24, 2019

Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

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Not all humans can be concert pianists. Some humans can’t speak or get out of a wheelchair or remember their daughter’s name anymore. Here we enter into moral and ethical issues. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
January 20, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Big Bang, criminals, Dave Rubin, evolution, humans, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, justice, materialism, Michael Egnor, natural selection, punishment, robots, scientists, Stephen Hawking, Why Evolution Is True}

From Materialists, More Reductio ad Absurdum

_{Granville Sewell
January 20, 2019

Evolution

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Quite honestly, I think we should be grateful to people like Coyne and Hawking, who carry materialism to its logical conclusions. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 14, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Botany
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, Argentina, autotrophs, brains, environmentalists, humans, insects, microbes, Monica Gagliano, Natalie Angier, New York Times, orangutan, pain, peas, persons, plant rights, radicals, Switzerland, trees, University of Western Australia, weeds}

Another Push for Plant “Rights”

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 14, 2019

Bioethics, Botany, Human Exceptionalism

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There is increasing wind in the sails of everything-deserves-rights advocacy. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
January 10, 2019

Categories
Arts
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Tagged
, __k-review, animals, Bible, chimpanzees, David Barash, DNA, humans, mitochondria, music, New York Times, organelles, Seattle, University of Washington}

On Being Human — A Reflection

_{Ann Gauger
January 10, 2019

Arts, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

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Evolutionary biologist David Barash is a man on a mission. He wants to make sure that we all know we are only human, and that means we are only animal. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 9, 2019

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Andrew McDiarmid, cosmos, earth, extraterrestrials, Galileo Galilei, Giordano Bruno, humans, ID the Future, Michael Keas, podcast, popularizers, Rome, scientists, storytelling, Unbelievable}

Science and Storytelling

_{David Klinghoffer
January 9, 2019

Physical Sciences

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To advance the false conception that science is always in conflict with religious tradition, some influential scientists and science popularizers tell us stories about the past and the present. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
January 4, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, cetaceans, Charles Darwin, common ancestor, DNA, dolphins, education, fruit flies, humans, mice, molecular sequences, mutations, Nature (journal), neo-Darwinian theory, orphan genes, phylogeny, primates, Tree of Life, University of Utah, video, water fleas, whales, yeast}

Evolution Miseducation at the University of Utah

_{Jonathan Wells
January 4, 2019

Evolution, Science Education

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If you want your sons and daughters to be well educated about evolution, then hope their biology teachers don’t rely on materials from the Genetic Science Learning Center. Read More ›

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Date
December 25, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, animals, bottleneck, generations, Human Evolution (journal), human origins, humans, inference, intelligent design, most recent common ancestor, mutation rate, neutral evolution, nucleotide diversity, population, Rockefeller University, species, University of Basel}

Merry Christmas! #8 of Our Top Stories of 2018: Humans and Animals Are (Mostly) the Same Age?

_{Science and Culture
December 25, 2018

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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I am intrigued, but to be honest, I don’t quite know what to make of it just yet, and don’t want to jump to any conclusions. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
December 19, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __k-review, climate change, DDT, earth, extinction, Führer, Gaia, global cooling, humans, junk science, morality, nature, New York Times, ocean}

Would Human Extinction Be Immoral?

_{Michael Egnor
December 19, 2018

Bioethics

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The oceans might be cleaner without man, but they would neither know nor care nor judge. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
December 18, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Sociology
Tagged
, __k-review, animal rights, Energy, environmentalism, food, Holocaust denial, human rights, humans, ideology, liberty, misanthropy, nature rights, Paris, prosperity, science, Science (journal), water, Western civilization}

Science Article Castigates “Human Supremacy”

_{Wesley J. Smith
December 18, 2018

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Sociology

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Environmentalism is growing darkly anti-human. That misanthropy has also seeped into science. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 12, 2018

Categories
Arts
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, adaptation, aesthetics, Ann Gauger, architecture, balance, beauty, evolution, evolutionary theory, face, function, humans, intellect, intelligent design, Michael Denton, Neanderthals, science, soul, spandrel, The Biology of the Baroque, The Conversation}

The Chin Enigma

_{David Klinghoffer
December 12, 2018

Arts, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A scientific theory that on principle refuses to see the obvious is an achievement of which only humans are capable. Read More ›