30Jun 2025 by Post

On Human-Chimp Genetic Differences, the Critics Misstate My Arguments 

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Evolution defenders generally accept the new evidence showing that humans and chimps are 15 percent genetically different but downplay the new number. Source
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26Jun 2025 by Post

Critics Change the Topic: Do Human-Human Genetic Differences Matter? 

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One of the common yet unexpected reactions from critics to the discovery that humans and chimps are 15 percent genetically different is to change the topic. Source
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23Jun 2025 by Post

Memo to the Smithsonian

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We are trying to bring some reasonable pressure to bear on the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and its scientifically inaccurate displays. Source
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14Jun 2025 by Post

Challenged on the “1 Percent” Myth, Smithsonian Gives a Meaningless Non-Answer

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Note to President Trump: I find this pretty disrespectful to the people who pay the bills at the Smithsonian. Source
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27May 2025 by Post

Letter to the Smithsonian: Correct Your Signage on Human-Chimp Genetic Similarity!

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Unfortunately, the 1 percent myth is promulgated as fact at, among other places, the nation's own Smithsonian Institution. Source
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23May 2025 by Post

Immaterial Genome Meets the Human-Chimp “1 Percent” Myth

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Obviously, humans and chimps are a whole lot more “different” than 1 percent. But…they’re also a lot more different than 14.9 percent. Source
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21May 2025 by Post

Fact Check: New “Complete” Chimp Genome Shows 14.9 Percent Difference from Human Genome

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I suspect that this radical finding has implications — for human exceptionalism and more — that people will be discussing for a long time. Source
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20May 2025 by Post

Bombshell: New Research Overturns Claim that Humans and Chimps Differ by Only 1 Percent of DNA

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This finding should be major news in the science world, yet those involved don’t seem interested in highlighting the discovery. Source
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06May 2025 by Post

“Recant!” A Sternberg Story that (Almost) Got Away

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The priest cited to Sternberg the experience of Greeks when they lived under harsh Turkish rule. Source
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