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Foetus of an Orang showing the form of the ear

Darwin’s Point: No Evidence for Common Ancestry of Humans with Monkeys

The bump was originally discovered by the celebrated British sculptor Thomas Woolner, who informed Charles Darwin about it. Read More ›
clam shell
Photo: A clam shell, by febb [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Dear Economist — Humans Are Not Just Another Animal

Of course we are animals in the strictly biological sense, as are clams, flies, and bacteria. But not in the moral sense. Read More ›
Australopithecus
Photo: Australopithecus afarensis, model, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, by Tim Evanson via Flickr.

The Human-Ape “Missing Link” — Still Missing

Research into human origins, we mean the entire field, is a mess. Read More ›
CONCACAF
soccer
Photo: Final match, CONCACAF, 2016, by Los ruidos del deporte (Final CONCACAF) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Soccer and Human Exceptionalism

About a billion people watched the final match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. That’s around 1/7th of the world’s population. Read More ›

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