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A special “Happy Father’s Day” to all queer families that celebrate this day. We definitely do!!

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I LOVE my home institution. They are so supportive. Not all scientists understand the value of public engagement, and some even openly scoff at it. This means that scientists who do choose to use some of their time this way often pay a price in a variety of ways, most of all in the esteem of their scientist colleagues. That’s why it’s so uplifting that John Jay College has shown such steadfast support for my efforts in public engagement. Thank you so much, John Jay College and the City University of New York. It is an honor to teach and do research here. 

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I suspect some will be surprised to see me sharing an article from “Christianity Today,” and even more so since it is about me and my book, and not in support. Some might even consider this article critical of me.

I am sharing this because it’s a great example of how a writer can disagree without being disagreeable, can challenge ideas without mischaracterizing them, can critique a way of thinking without insulting the thinker. 

I’ve not met Liuan Huska before and we probably don’t see eye to eye on my life’s work. But I respect her thoughtful writing and her commitment to her point of view, even if I don’t share it. She has inspired me to be better with my own critiques. I tip my hat.

“So-called ‘design flaws...’ are opportunities for relationship and grace.”

So they are.

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Go play outside! 

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Check out my recent podcast episode on the evolutionary science of human attraction. 

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I wrote a thing about the X-men. lol 

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Bob Trivers and I applied evolutionary reasoning to the question of whether or not Donald J. Trump is a narcissistic sociopath. The results are more revealing than you might think! 

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Intelligent Design proponent extraordinaire, Michael J. Behe, has written his third book called, “Darwin Devolves,” which introduces us to his concept of “devolution.” His opening example of this concept is the evolution of polar bears.

I checked under the hood of this example and the data tells a very different story than Behe does. I pointed this out to him. He responded with some insults and a selectively edited table of data. Check it out for yourself.

Support evolutionary science. Fight pseudoscience. 

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Hello friends in the Bay Area. I will be at the San Francisco Public Library on Tuesday, August 7th. The program will be hosted by Gayle Allen, from the “Curious Minds” podcast. Come say hi! 

Please reblog if you are in the Bay Area. Thanks!

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My first piece for Discover Magazine! I expanded on a short section in my book on vitamin D deficiency. It’s a bizarre condition that many, even most of us have, and it’s all thanks to some pretty poor design in the human body. Read it here. 

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I really enjoyed this interview with @kpbs (San Diego). Really looking forward to my event at the San Diego Public Library ( @sdpubliclibrary)  tomorrow (Aug 1st). If you’re in SoCal, reblog this and come say hi tomorrow! 

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ATTENTION ANYONE IN THE SAN DIEGO AREA!!   I will be at the San Diego Public Library on Wednesday (Aug 1) at 6:00P.M. discussing my new book, Human Errors. Come say hi! 

And if you’re in SoCal, please be good enough to signal boost this. Thanks!