Tag: Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 15, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, apology, Black Lives Matter, Bronx Zoo, Darwinian theory, eugenics, evolution, George Floyd, Human Zoos, John West, National Zoo, New York Times, newspapers, Ota Benga, Pamela Newkirk, pseudoscientific racism, Racism, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga, stonewalling}

Journalist Finds a “Cover-Up” by the Bronx Zoo

_{David Klinghoffer
July 15, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution

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It wasn’t until they were forced by events that the Zoo and the Wildlife Conservation Society admitted this black life mattered. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 28, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Science Reporting
Tagged
, apology, Black Lives Matter, Bronx Zoo, Darwinian theory, eugenics, evolution, George Floyd, Human Zoos, John West, National Zoo, New York Times, newspapers, Ota Benga, Pamela Newkirk, pseudoscientific racism, Racism, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga, stonewalling}

Journalist Finds a “Cover-Up” by the Bronx Zoo

_{David Klinghoffer
August 28, 2020

Bioethics, Evolution, Science Reporting

5}

It wasn’t until they were forced by events that the Zoo and the Wildlife Conservation Society admitted this black life mattered. Read More ›

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Date
February 17, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, 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
April 25, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, African Americans, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, documentary, eugenics, From Darwin to Hitler, history, Human Zoos, John West, missing links, Oregon Documentary Film Festival, Ota Benga, Pamela Newkirk, premiere, pseudoscience, Pulitzer Prize, Racism, Richard Weikart, Seattle, Social Darwinism, South Africa, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga, Woodland Park Zoo}

Register Now for May 8 Seattle Premiere of “Mesmerizing,” “Racially Charged” Human Zoos

_{David Klinghoffer
April 25, 2018

Bioethics, Evolution

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What could be more wholesome or innocent than a visit to the zoo? You may ask that now, but it was a quite a different state of affairs a century ago. Read More ›

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Date
April 10, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Africans, apes, documentary, eugenics, Houston, human life, Human Zoos, humans, Jay Richards, John West, Olufemi Oluniyi, Oregon Documentary Film Festival, Ota Benga, Racism, Richard Weikart, scientific racism, Seattle, Social Darwinism, South Africa, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga, Woodland Park Zoo}

Human Zoos to Premiere in South Africa and Seattle

_{Science & Culture
April 10, 2018

Bioethics, Evolution

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Anyone interested in the grim history of Social Darwinism in America, or debates over scientific racism and the sanctity of human life, will want to see this documentary. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 24, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, “consensus science”, alt-right, anti-science, Center for Science and Culture, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, documentary, events, evolution, history, Human Zoos, John West, Oregon Documentary Film Festival, Ota Benga, Pamela Newkirk, pseudoscience, Rachel Adams, Racism, Richard Spencer, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga}

New Documentary, Human Zoos, Will Get Public Premiere, November 11 at Oregon Film Festival

_{David Klinghoffer
October 24, 2017

Bioethics, Evolution

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John West explores the legacy of pseudo-scientific racism that has trailed Darwinian theory from its inception down to today, with the emergence of the alt-right. Read More ›