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Is America Exceptional in Its Denial of Evolution?

In Biology circles one frequently hears that the United States is more anti-evolution than most other developed countries. Is it really true? Most such claims cite as evidence a 2006 paper by Jon Miller, Eugenie Scott and Shinji Okamoto (Miller … Continue reading

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What did G. H. Hardy, of Hardy-Weinberg fame, actually show?

Introduction G. H. Hardy was a very successful mathematician of the early 20th century. Even today he is highly esteemed among professional mathematicians. He made seminal contributions to a variety of subdisciplines, including number theory and analysis, and he was … Continue reading

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