At least you can find some blue face paint can't hurt
“I quickly learned most undergraduates in my classes still hold the pre-Lewontin belief that human genetic variation predominately sorts geographically. Many students also thought race was based in genetic differences & that single mutations could explain complex traits in humans”
The dated genetics taught in U.S. schools stokes misconceptions about race and human diversity. A biological anthropologist calls for change.
CCE - world leaders in atheism (but who's number one @wgervais.bsky.social ???)
The CCE based Explaining Atheism Team is in the news this week 💪📰 The 🇬🇧 has more atheists than people who believe in God ⛪
Experts say the UK is entering its first atheist age
Our first talk is by @danielredhead.bsky.social Open to all in person and online on Teams 🔓 Happening in one month time - get it in your calendar now 📆 and message me for an Teams invite
Great discussion last night at Conway Hall on “What does the first ‘atheist age’ mean for the UK?”, organised by the Explaining Atheism project, featuring @brunelcce.bsky.social@aiyanakoka.bsky.social@wgervais.bsky.social along with Lois Lee, Chine McDonald, Daisy Scalchi & Cariad Lloyd
Science is messy! From my Chapter 1: “Science fundamentally won't be distilled to rote proceduralism, of the sort that could be automatized or bureaucratized; it's far too human to be so reduced—and for this I'm grateful! The poetry underlying science comes from its inevitable human imperfections.”
