Racism: What Is Man?
Background Race can be a touchy subject. To that end, I feel it only appropriate to share with you a little bit of my personal family history. After appearing in the film Genesis: Paradise Lost,…
PETA: Insults Like “Pig,” “Sloth” Hurt Animals
In the explanation that accompanied the infographic, PETA explains: Words can create a more inclusive world, or perpetuate oppression. Calling someone an animal as an insult reinforces the myth that humans are superior to other…
Deplatform Darwin
In 1871, one hundred and fifty years ago, Darwin published a book commonly known as The Descent of Man. The lengthy book outlined Darwin’s views regarding the origins of mankind, just as he promised to…
Where Are the “COVID Babies”?
Rather than a baby boom, it’s been a baby bust. Sociologist and demographer Philip Cohen from the University of Maryland compiled data for birth rates in 2020, and he found “birth rates have substantially declined…
The Role of the Burbidges in Opposing the Acceptance of Dark Matter: A Cautionary Tale
Keywords: galaxies, rotation curves, dark matter In an earlier paper (Faulkner 2017), I described the history of our understanding of dark matter. The story began with Zwicky (1937) showing that the dynamical mass of the…