Tag: race
Charles Darwin vs. Richard Owen on Race
Unlike Darwin, Owen believed that evolution was guided by teleology or purpose, and he saw humans as different from animals not only in degree but in kind.
On Doing Science Versus Understanding Science
Theodosius Dobzhansky and Ashley Montagu wrote in 1947, “Race differences arise chiefly because of the differential action of natural selection on geographically separate populations.”
Intelligent Design and Other “Sensitive Topics”
Do you self-censor? Would you tell your coworkers what you think about immigration, gender issues, or evolution?
Darwinian Theory and Evolutionary Psychology — A Troubling Legacy
Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker asserts that infanticide has biological roots. He claims that ancient humans were picky about which babies they would raise to maturity.
Kanye Imagine? “Scientists Don’t Have to Be Darwinists”
Thanks to Kanye West and Chance the Rapper, an idea has sprung on the culture like a thunderclap.