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Understatement: According to Current Zoo Director, Caging Man “Shouldn’t Have Happened”

Hammering home the lesson about “our own evolutionary history” was exactly the purpose behind displaying and humiliating an African man with monkeys. Read More ›
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When Horses Sue

“Animal standing” would open the courts to lawsuits brought by animals. Read More ›
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We Need the Grim Good of Animal Research

Scientists researching gene therapy as a potential future therapy have succeeded in restoring feeling to paralyzed rats. Read More ›
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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 ›
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Explaining Human Mathematical Ability — Three Evolutionary Hypotheses

Humans have many unique cognitive abilities apart from language. Read More ›

The Curious Incident of the Non-Rafting Foxes

It should be the facts that drive startling conclusions, not the theory that's supposed to explain the facts. Read More ›

“Monkeys Typing Shakespeare” Simulation Illustrates Combinatorial Inflation Problem

Natural selection works well when it can build structures in small incremental steps. But when multiple mutations are necessary to produce a selective advantage, the odds of the trait arising begin to become very small. Read More ›

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