Tag: Piltdown Man
Fossil Friday: The Gupta Scandal
The greatest scientific fraud of the 20th century is not so well known outside of professional paleontologist circles.
Darwin on Trial (Again)
My attempt to disentangle this “case” forensically was to lead me on what was often a surprising journey of discovery.
As Science Frauds Go, Haeckel Beats Piltdown Man
Piltdown Man is a historical curiosity. Haeckel continues to resound in our minds today.
Teilhard de Chardin and the Incomplete Nature of Evolutionary Theory
As Thomas Nagel would argue today, any theory of evolution that excludes the origin of mind and consciousness from consideration is at best half a theory.