Tag: Theodore Roosevelt
Intuitive Specified Complexity: A User-Friendly Account
At this early stage in the discussion, however, it seems wise to lay out specified complexity in a convenient non-technical way.
The Barbarian Within: Darwinism and the Secular Script for Masculinity
Edgar Rice Burroughs set his Tarzan series (1912) in the African jungle. Because of Tarzan’s wild upbringing, he avoids the debilitating forces of civilization.
American Museum of Natural History Cancels Teddy Roosevelt; Keeps Bust of Racist Director?
Henry Fairfield Osborn was also a scientific racist who championed eugenics, the horrific crusade to breed a superior human race based on Darwinian biology.
Cambridge University Press’s New Book on Social Darwinism: Darwin and Herbert Spencer
The authors admit that Darwin was a racist who promoted racial struggle. They are likely to infuriate quite a few people of varying persuasions.
Nightmare at the Museum
This week we’ve been taking a look behind the scenes at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.