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Geneticists Decry Book On Race and Evolution

Posted by samzenpus on from the take-my-name-out-of-your-book dept.

sciencehabit writes "A best-seller by former New York Times science writer Nicholas Wade about recent human evolution and its potential effects on human cultures has drawn critical reviews since its spring publication. Now, nearly 140 senior human population geneticists around the world, many of whose work was cited in the book, have signed a letter to The New York Times Book Review stating that Wade has misinterpreted their work. The letter criticizes "Wade's misappropriation of research from our field to support arguments about differences among human societies."

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  1. Are You Kidding? by NReitzel · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Oh, come on. Political Correctness has no place in discussions that are scientific in nature.

    Northern Europeans clearly evolved to have fair skin and hair, and they evolved from ancestors who did not have fair skin and hair.

    How the *BLEEP* is this racist?

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