Creationists aren’t the same as Holocaust deniers
In a typically eloquent post on trying to understand those whose beliefs we deem abhorrent, Ta-Nehisi Coates takes an unnecessary swipe at creationists: “...
In a typically eloquent post on trying to understand those whose beliefs we deem abhorrent, Ta-Nehisi Coates takes an unnecessary swipe at creationists: “...
On Wednesday I went to a panel on science education at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. It was a fascinating exchange. To highlight ju...
Let me expand on something I wrote in my last post: There’s something about scientists’ training that makes us believe we’re all qualified to speak for “science...
Part of the controversy over The Bell Curve and James Watson was the idea it must mean something if there were a genetic basis for the black-white IQ gap. We c...
I’m sick of writing about creationism and intelligent-design. So I’m going to switch to another favorite topic of mine: black people. To be more precise, I’v...
I used to volunteer at a low-income school in East Palo Alto, and a friend recently asked me what “impact” my outreach had. I’ve discussed th...