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David Klinghoffer

Date
July 31, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, Black Lives Matter, Bronx Zoo, Civic Biology, Darwinian evolution, Discovery Institute, eugenics, evolutionary science, Fox News, George Floyd, Human Zoos, John West, New York Times, Ota Benga, Philippines, pseudoscientific racism, pygmy, Seattle, University of Washington}

Something Is Missing from Bronx Zoo’s Apology

_{David Klinghoffer
July 31, 2020

Bioethics, Evolution

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The truth is that placing a man in the Monkey House was intended as an education for the public in Darwinian evolution. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 6, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, abolitionist movement, Black Lives Matter, Bronx Zoo, Charles Darwin, Christians, civil rights, creativity, Darwinists, dominance, Human Zoos, John West, Judeo-Christian tradition, New York Times, Oregon, Ota Benga, pastors, Portland, priests, pseudoscience, racial hierarchy, Racism, scientific racism, Scripture, statues, Wesley Smith}

Elk Goes Down; Darwin Breathes a Sigh of Relief

_{David Klinghoffer
July 6, 2020

Evolution

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What is the evolutionary argument against unapologetic racism and the supremacy of whatever race can climb to the top? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 1, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, Africans, alt-right, Bellevue, Black Lives Matter, Bronx Zoo, Charles Darwin, clergy, Discovery Institute, evolution, George Floyd, Human Zoos, John West, lockdown, looting, Minneapolis, New York City, New York Times, original sin, Ota Benga, pandemic, protests, Racism, scientific racism, Seattle, St. Louis, textbooks, The Descent of Man, United States, Wesley Smith}

Human Zoos — How “Science” Fueled the Racial Fire

_{David Klinghoffer
June 1, 2020

Bioethics, Evolution

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Ota Benga’s protest — “I am a man! I am a man!” — summarizes the very best message of the Black Lives Matter movement. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 10, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, African Americans, Africans, alt-right, Asians, Bronx Zoo, Caucasians, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, Denisovans, Discovery Institute, evolutionary biology, faith, human beings, Human Zoos, intelligence, John Ray, John West, Monkey House, Neanderthals, Ota Benga, pygmy, Race Realism, Racism, science, scientific racism, species, subhumans, Walter Bradley Center, Wikipedia}

Students Sue School District for $12 Million Over “Monkey See” Photos

_{David Klinghoffer
January 10, 2020

Evolution

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“There can’t be any question about what they meant. Remember, this is a zoology class. Evolution is taught.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 19, 2019

Categories
Biology
Science Education
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __edited, Alfred Russel Wallace, alt-right, bipedalism, Bronx Zoo, Discovery Institute, education, Galápagos Islands, Glenn Branch, human evolution, Human Zoos, humans, James Watson, John West, Mind and Cosmos, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Next Generation Science Standards, Ota Benga, phylogenetic trees, primates, public education, Sarah Chaffee, Texas, The Kingdom of Speech, Thomas Nagel, Tom Wolfe}

From The Atlantic on Teaching Human Evolution, a Bit of Rare Honesty in Reporting

_{David Klinghoffer
September 19, 2019

Biology, Science Education, Science Reporting

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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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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 6, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __cedited, __image, Africans, Bronx Zoo, evolution, Human Zoos, ID the Future, mainstream science, Michael Medved, missing links, Ota Benga, podcast, scientific racism, skeptics, slavery, St. Louis World's Fair}

Listen: Bought in a Slave Auction, Displayed as Evolutionary “Science”

_{David Klinghoffer
March 6, 2019

Bioethics, Evolution

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The association with “mainstream science” is often weaponized as a way of overawing us and persuading us to stop expecting answers to hard questions. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
February 20, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __cedited, history, Human Zoos, John West, Ota Benga, P.T. Barnum, scientific racism, St. Louis World's Fair, students}

From Human Zoos, College Students Learn the Consequences of Scientific Racism

_{John G. West
February 20, 2019

Bioethics

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One of the rewarding experiences that go with creating a film is doing live screenings and being able to interact in a personal way with viewers during Q&A. Read More ›

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Date
February 17, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __image, Africa, apes, Bronx Zoo, Canada, Darwinian evolution, Detroit, eugenics, history, human dignity, Human Zoos, humans, John West, missing links, Monkey House, New York City, Oregon Documentary Film Festival, Ota Benga, Pamela Newkirk, scientific racism, scientists, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga, United States}

YouTube Premiere of Award-Winning Film Exposes Human Zoos, Scientific Racism

_{Science & Culture
February 17, 2019

Bioethics, Evolution

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“Science is a wonderful thing, but human zoos, scientific racism, and eugenics were shocking betrayals of science.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 19, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __cedited, abstraction, Amsterdam, documentary, eugenics, Germany, Human Zoos, John West, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day, Nazis, New York City, Ota Benga, scientific racism, Texas}

What Anne Frank and Ota Benga Have in Common

_{David Klinghoffer
January 19, 2019

Bioethics, Evolution

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Cruelty and injustice can seem an abstraction, committed against faceless people. Read More ›

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Date
November 30, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, African Americans, apes, Bronx Zoo, Detroit, Discovery Institute, documentary, eugenics, forced sterilization, Human Zoos, humans, John West, missing links, Monkey House, New York City, Ota Benga, Planned Parenthood, Racism, Social Darwinism, Wayne State University}

Documentary Human Zoos Is Screened at Detroit’s African-American History Museum

_{Science & Culture
November 30, 2018

Bioethics, Evolution

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The film tells how thousands of indigenous peoples were put on public display in America in what scholars today call “human zoos.” Read More ›