Tag Archives: sexual dimorphism

Size, Science, and Scientific Truth

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Adam Van Arsdale

Jerry Coyne, evolutionary geneticist at the University of Chicago and author of several biological texts as well as texts on evolution and faith, started an argument about the politics of the left and science in a post titled, “The ideological … Continue reading →

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Human violence

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Adam Van Arsdale

One of the issues brought up by Michael Plavcan and Phil Reno in yesterday’s BU dialogue on sexual dimorphism was the issue of human violence, specifically male-initiated violence. Humans are unquestionably violent in many nuanced and complex ways. Richard Wrangham … Continue reading →

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The complexity of human sexual dimorphism

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Adam Van Arsdale

Today’s dialogue on sexual dimorphism and human evolution, hosted by BU’s Anthropology department and featuring Michael Plavcan and Phil Reno as speakers, was great. But it was not great because it came to any grand resolution on questions of the … Continue reading →

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Sexual dimorphism and human evolution

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Adam Van Arsdale

I am once again going to promote BU’s on-going Dialogues in Biological Anthropology series. This Thursday they are hosting a discussion on sexual dimorphism and human evolution (Does Size Matter?) featuring Michael Plavcan (Univ. of Arkansas) and Josh Reno (Penn … Continue reading →

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