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Author
John G. West

Date
August 17, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Aleš Hrdlička, body parts, brains, Czech Republic, Darwinian theory, documentary, evolution, evolutionary racism, Human Zoos, indigenous peoples, National Museum of Natural History, Racism, skeletons, Smithsonian Institution, Social Darwinism, St. Louis World's Fair, Washington Post}

Smithsonian’s Racist Brain Collection Exposed by Washington Post

_{John G. West
August 17, 2023

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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These human specimens were collected in large part to dramatize how non-white peoples were supposedly lower on the evolutionary ladder than whites. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
February 21, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, acorn worms, anus, Biological Reviews, chordates, echinoderms, embryology, evolution, gills, Harvard University, mouth, phylogeny, sea urchins, Smithsonian Institution, University of Oklahoma, worms}

A Remarkably Candid Statement About an Unsolved Evolutionary Puzzle

_{Paul Nelson
February 21, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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According to current systematic theory, everyone reading this right now belongs to the taxonomic category Deuterostomia. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 25, 2022

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Ardipithecus ramidus, Bernard Wood, bipedalism, fossil record, Fossils and Human Evolution (series), hominins, human origins, Kenya, Nature (journal), New York Times, paleoanthropologists, pelvis, Rosetta Stone, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Science (journal), Smithsonian Institution, textbooks, UC Berkeley, University of Tübingen}

The Standard Story of Human Evolution: A Critical Look

_{Casey Luskin
October 25, 2022

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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Whatever Ardi was, everyone agrees the fossils was initially badly crushed and needed extensive reconstruction. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
March 14, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, Baylor University, Bryan Leonard, Cassini mission, David Coppedge, Eugenie Scott, free speech, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), National Museum of Natural History, Ohio State University, public education, Richard Sternberg, Roger DeHart, Saturn, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Meyer, Washington Post, Washington State}

Do Non-Scientists Have Freedom to Question Darwinism?

_{John G. West
March 14, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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College professors are not the only targets in academia who face discrimination because of their skepticism of Darwinism. Students can be even more vulnerable. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 18, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, American Museum of Natural History, Cambridge University Press, cats, creationist, Darwin's Black Box, Discovery Institute, Eugenie Scott, evolution, explanatory filter, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Leslie Orgel, Michael Behe, misinformation, persecution, Richard Sternberg, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Smithsonian Institution, specified complexity, The Origins of Life, UC San Diego, William A. Dembski, Young Earth Creationism}

Eugenie Scott Lecture Resurrects, Spreads Misinformation on Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
January 18, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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There often seems to be a subtext to her remarks, as if she were telling her audience: “Go forth and persecute.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 24, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, Civic Biology, evolution, Evolution News, hair, Hall of Human Origins, Homo floresiensis, Homo sapiens, human evolution, human origins, Human Zoos, John West, National Mall, National Museum of Natural History, Neanderthals, Racism, Science Uprising, Scopes Monkey Trial, Smithsonian Institution, The Descent of Man}

Human Evolution as a “Path to Whiteness”

_{David Klinghoffer
November 24, 2021

Bioethics, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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The simplified and misleading science, which is supposed to be so up-to-date as to merit showcasing on the National Mall, retains the element of traditional Darwinian racism. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
November 24, 2021

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, __nedited, Ardipithecus, Australopithecus sediba, bones, brain size, Cambrian Explosion, climate change, creator, Darwinism, Declaration of Independence, evolution, gradualism, hair, Hall of Human Origins, Homo erectus, Homo floresiensis, Homo naledi, human language, Human Zoos, humanity, Lucy, museum, National Museum of Natural History, Neanderthal DNA, Neanderthals, Orrorin, Science Uprising, Smithsonian Institution, Thomas Jefferson, whiteness}

Evolution Theater: Smithsonian Whitewashes Human Origins

_{David Coppedge
November 24, 2021

Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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The museum makes a big deal of Lucy. Their portrayal has many more bones than the original! Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
November 19, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, animals, Anomalocaris, behaviors, brains, Burgess Shale, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Canada, cell types, Charles Darwin, Charnia, China, Darwin's Doubt, Dickinsonia, evolution, fossil record, Hallucigenia, mollusks, National Museum of Natural History, organs, oxygen, Smithsonian Institution, Spriggina, Stephen Jay Gould, Stephen Meyer, Thomas Woodward, Tribrachidium, trilobites, Wiwaxia}

Smithsonian Glosses Over the Cambrian Explosion

_{David Coppedge
November 19, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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The nation’s museum cannot ignore the collection of fossils Walcott sent them from the Burgess Shale. But can they explain them away? Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
November 17, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, apes, Burgess Shale, Cambrian Explosion, Charles Darwin, Darwinian evolution, dinosaurs, evolution, Georges Cuvier, human body, intelligent design, John Ray, Louis Agassiz, Louis Pasteur, lungs, museums, On the Origin of Species, Richard Owen, Smithsonian Institution, walking}

At the Smithsonian, the Nation’s Museum, It’s All Darwin, All the Time

_{David Coppedge
November 17, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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At the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Charles Darwin dominates almost every exhibit. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 1, 2020

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, cancel culture, censorship, evolution, free speech, human dignity, intelligence, intelligent design, Michael Egnor, race, Richard Sternberg, Rod Dreher, scientists, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Meyer, The New Republic}

Andrew Sullivan, Meet Richard Sternberg

_{David Klinghoffer
September 1, 2020

Human Exceptionalism, Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom

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This is another illustration of what Michael Egnor and others have said: intelligent design was the “canary in the coal mine” when it comes to cancel culture. Read More ›