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A Pentecostal at The Smithsonian Michael Tenneson August 22, 2021 A pentecostal scientist explains his common cause with scientists at The Smithsonian, implementing a peaceful pedagogical approach. Evolution Society

A Compromise on Creationism S. Joshua Swamidass April 5, 2021 Mainstream scientists shouldn't completely shun organizations friendly to the belief. Reprinted from The Wall Street Journal. Society

Q&A on “A Compromise on Creationism” S. Joshua Swamidass March 22, 2021 The growing conversation around accreditation of creation science, academic freedom, and national norms can be guided by better information. Science Society

My Response to the ASA’s Apology S. Joshua Swamidass March 16, 2021 It takes real courage for institutions to transparently admit mistakes and to correct them. The ASA offers an olive branch. I accept. Dialogue Society

An Imagination Game to Bridge Divides Kristel Tjandra February 18, 2021 Let's play Rob O'Malley's imagination game. How would you respond? How would you build bridges across these significant divides? Science Society

Science, Civil Rights, and the Doll Test Kristel Tjandra February 12, 2021 Two black scientists explored the effects of segregation on children. Their Doll Test played a key role in the Civil Rights movement. Ancestry Race Society

Is the Scientist a Woman? Or a Man? Kristel Tjandra February 2, 2021 Picture a scientist. Is the scientist a woman? Or a man? Most of us pictured a man, but it's changing for the better. Art Science Society

Why We Talk About Race S. Joshua Swamidass January 21, 2021 The questions of race return us to the grand question: what does it mean to be human? Science is important, but so is what lies beyond. Ancestry Race Society

More Musings on The Killmitzer-Dover Trial Paul S. Braterman January 6, 2021 Fifteen years years after Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District was decided, the case continues to draw interesting comments. Design Science Society

John Inazu: Humility, Tolerance, Patience S. Joshua Swamidass January 6, 2021 We disagree. These disagreements matter. Still, we can find a better way than conflict. Let us move towards one another from here. Society