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Svante Pääbo and the Human Story

Svante Pääbo and the Human Story

Not so long ago, he taught us, there were at least three distinct hominin lineages roaming large parts of the planet.

The Quillette Editorial Board

6 Oct 2022 · 3 min read

Science and Civil Liberties: The Lost ACLU Lecture of Carl Sagan

Science and Civil Liberties: The Lost ACLU Lecture of Carl Sagan

Around 1987, Sagan gave an uncannily prescient lecture to the Illinois state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.

Steven Pinker and Harvey Silverglate

1 Jul 2022 · 14 min read

When Animals Shed Their Wings

When Animals Shed Their Wings

Worker ants can sprout wings—but don’t. Ant and termite queens destroy theirs after mating. Many island birds evolve into flightlessness. Can evolution explain why?

Richard Dawkins

5 May 2022 · 7 min read

An Astronomer Cancels His Own Research—Because the Results Weren’t Popular

An Astronomer Cancels His Own Research—Because the Results Weren’t Popular

Lawrence M. Krauss

10 Nov 2021 · 10 min read

As US Schools Prioritize Diversity Over Merit, China Is Becoming the World’s STEM Leader

As US Schools Prioritize Diversity Over Merit, China Is Becoming the World’s STEM Leader

Percy Deift, Svetlana Jitomirskaya, and Sergiu Klainerman

19 Aug 2021 · 12 min read

Who Will Save Us From Racist AI?

Who Will Save Us From Racist AI?

Zachary Robert Caverley

15 Aug 2021 · 8 min read

Whatever It Is, It Ain’t Aliens

Whatever It Is, It Ain’t Aliens

Lawrence M. Krauss

7 Jul 2021 · 5 min read

Looking for COVID-19 ‘Miracle Drugs’? We Already Have Them. They’re Called Vaccines

Looking for COVID-19 ‘Miracle Drugs’? We Already Have Them. They’re Called Vaccines

Claire Berlinski and Yuri Deigin

6 Jul 2021 · 13 min read

Mate Selection for Modernity

Mate Selection for Modernity

Vincent Harinam

28 Jun 2021 · 15 min read

Standing Up to the Gender Ideologues: a Quillette Editorial

Standing Up to the Gender Ideologues: a Quillette Editorial

Quillette

24 Jun 2021 · 8 min read

The Sperm Count Culture War

The Sperm Count Culture War

Geoffrey C. Kabat

16 Jun 2021 · 13 min read

The Importance of Understanding the Nonspecific Effects of Vaccines

The Importance of Understanding the Nonspecific Effects of Vaccines

David McLelland

9 Jun 2021 · 6 min read

Understanding the Unidentified

Understanding the Unidentified

Michael Shermer

3 Jun 2021 · 22 min read

In Defense of the Universal Values of Science

In Defense of the Universal Values of Science

Lawrence M. Krauss

2 Jun 2021 · 3 min read

Trauma and the Psychedelic Renaissance

Trauma and the Psychedelic Renaissance

James Jeffrey

22 May 2021 · 8 min read