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

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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Photo credit: Alex Proimos from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Luskin in the NY Post Calls Out Smithsonian on Human Origins

The museum misinforms visitors about how humans are so very, very close to non-human creatures. Equating humans with non-humans isn't humane. It's the opposite. Read More ›
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Photo: Neanderthal tools, by Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Who (or What) First Used Tools?

It’s not stone tool use that is exclusive to humans; vultures can do that too. It’s the ability to form abstract ideas. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fossil Friday: To Be or Not to Be Homo

The fossil hominin Homo habilis was described 1964 by Louis Leakey and his colleagues from the 1.9 million year old Olduvai Gorge locality in Tanzania. Read More ›
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Photo: An artist imagines Australopithecus afarensis, Hall of Human Origins, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History; reconstruction by John Gurche; photographed by Tim Evanson / CC BY-SA.

Australopithecines and Retroactive Confessions of Ignorance

If a few teeth of intermediate size and shape make “the most complete chain of human evolution,” then the evidence for human evolution must be quite modest. Read More ›
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Photo: Casey Luskin in South Africa.

Examining “Professor Dave’s” Absurd Attack on Casey Luskin

The attack on Luskin is the most ludicrous part of the non-professor’s video, with Farina claiming at one point that Luskin perpetrated “a criminal offense.” Read More ›
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All photos in this article are by David Coppedge.

Evolution Theater: Smithsonian Whitewashes Human Origins

The museum makes a big deal of Lucy. Their portrayal has many more bones than the original! Read More ›
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Photo: Depiction of Homo heidelbergensis, Natural History Museum, London, by Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Traditional or Not? Assessing William Lane Craig’s Model on Adam and Eve

I’m having trouble making sense of exactly what his model holds. And it seems I’m not alone. Read More ›
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The Three Graces, by Raphael
The Three Graces, by Raphael / Public domain.

Doctor’s Diary: No “Butts” About It

An anthropologist writes that the evolution of bipedal-walking primates was primarily caused by the shifting of select bones and muscles in the pelvis. Read More ›
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#4 of Our Top Stories of 2019: Apeman Waves Goodbye to Darwinian Gradualism

A few days ago a sensational new paleontological discovery made headlines around the globe. Read More ›

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