Tag: Museum of Natural History

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 23, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, 1 percent myth (series), chimpanzees, common ancestry, DNA, evolution, gap differences, genetic difference, genetic similarity, genome, human exceptionalism, human origins, humans, intelligent design, junk DNA, Museum of Natural History, Nature (journal), protein-coding regions, Smithsonian Institution, waiting-time problem}

What’s the Best Explanation for Human-Chimp Genetic Differences?

_{Casey Luskin
May 23, 2025

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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We have broken a major story about a recently published study showing that the human and chimp genomes are 14.0 percent to 14.9 percent different. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 20, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __trending, 1 percent myth, 1 percent myth (series), burying the lede, chimpanzees, common ancestry, David Klinghoffer, DNA, gap difference, genomes, human exceptionalism, humans, Icons of Evolution, Jonathan Wells, Kevin Williamson, Museum of Natural History, National Review, Nature (journal), science journalism, Smithsonian Institution, statistics, Supplementary Data, zombies}

Bombshell: New Research Overturns Claim that Humans and Chimps Differ by Only 1 Percent of DNA

_{Casey Luskin
May 20, 2025

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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This finding should be major news in the science world, yet those involved don’t seem interested in highlighting the discovery. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 14, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Life Sciences
Tagged
, chimpanzees, culture, David Barash, Denyse O'Leary, Disney, fiction, fungi, horror, human beings, humans, humanzee, lyrics, materialism, movies, Museum of Natural History, mushrooms, music, nihilism, Periodic Table, Pinocchio, Seattle, soul, stardust, stars, supernova, University of Washington, Victor Davis Hanson, young people}

Humans and Fungi: In Wish, Disney Goes to War on Human Exceptionalism

_{David Klinghoffer
December 14, 2023

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Life Sciences

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Dismantling the discontinuity of humans with nature is the goal of a cheery, innocent-sounding Disney song. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
September 16, 2022

Categories
Anatomy
Paleontology
Science
Tagged
, chordates, Darwinism, Devonian Period, echinoderms, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, genitals, Germany, Henry Gee, homology, Museum of Natural History, Nature (journal), paleontology, Paleozoic, tunicates, vertebrates}

Fossil Friday: Rhenocystis and the Controversial Calcichordate Hypothesis

_{Günter Bechly
September 16, 2022

Anatomy, Paleontology, Science

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It looks a bit like a tadpole with body and tail, and this indeed points towards one of the great scientific controversies of the 20th century. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
October 25, 2018

Categories
Biology
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __edited, academia, censorship, Center for Science and Culture, Communism, Darwinian theory, Eastern Europe, evolution, Free Science, gender, immigration, intelligent design, Islam, Museum of Natural History, Muslims, race, self-censorship, Soviet Union, Summer Seminars, Washington Post}

Intelligent Design and Other “Sensitive Topics”

_{Sarah Chaffee
October 25, 2018

Biology, Scientific Freedom

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Do you self-censor? Would you tell your coworkers what you think about immigration, gender issues, or evolution? Read More ›

Creative design. Contemporary art collage. Businessman sealing giant's head mouth with tape symbolizing ban of opinion

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Date
February 10, 2014

Categories
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __nedited, "chilling effect", academic freedom, Ball State University, censorship, Eric Hedin, freedom from religion foundation, Jerry Coyne, museum, Museum of Natural History}

For Darwin Day 2014, Discovery Institute Will Name University of Chicago Biologist Jerry Coyne as "Censor of the Year"

_{Science and Culture
February 10, 2014

Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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"This is very serious business," said Dr. John West, associate director of the Center for Science & Culture. "Censorship retards the search for truth and hurts innocent people. Read More ›