Geneticists Decry Book On Race and Evolution

Posted by samzenpus on Monday August 11, 2014 @03:15AM 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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Re:Politically Correct Science by pjh3000 · 2014-08-11 04:07 · Score: 0, Troll

The problem with that is they didn't come to this conclusion on their own, they were pressured to tow the Politically Correct agenda or face public exposure. After all, they don't want to lose their funding. That's not science, that's extortion.