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Can Evolution Create Mind? Can We?

The arrival of humans on the scene of life is impossible to explain through unguided evolution alone, says Dr. Geoffrey Simmons. Read More ›
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Image: Adam and Eve, by Tintoretto [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

More Backstory on Our First-Couple Paper: Why Wasn’t This Done Before?

For the last forty years, population geneticists have repeatedly said that our population was never smaller than several thousand. Read More ›
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From The Atlantic on Teaching Human Evolution, a Bit of Rare Honesty in Reporting

With permission from John West and Sarah Chaffee, here is the full text of their interview with staff writer Olga Khazan. Read More ›
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Doctor’s Diary: The Human Difference and the Design of Sex

It’s safe to say that human intimacy, at its best, surpasses that of any animal, even the most intelligent. Read More ›
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More on How Chimps and Humans Differ: Anatomy and Behavior

It seems obvious: humans and chimps differ markedly. But as Wesley Smith noted yesterday, it is not so obvious to the editors of Human Evolution. Read More ›
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More on How Chimps and Humans Differ: Human-Specific Genes

“We don’t splice our RNA the same way chimps do,” says biologist Dr. Ann Gauger, continuing a conversation with host Sarah Chaffee. Read More ›
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Remembering the First Manned Moon Landing at 50; What Does the Future Hold?

I remember watching the Apollo moon landings on TV from 1969 to 1972 as a child. Read More ›

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