VANCOUVER, Canada — Biological research increasingly debunks the view of humanity as competitive, aggressive and brutish, a leading specialist in primate behavior told a major science conference.
Did a couple of pioneering obstetricians secretly murder dozens of pregnant women in the name of science? Lindsay makes the compelling case for "Not bloody likely". These kinds of revisionist histories that postulate all sorts of fantastical theories without much evidence are all over the place, with some of the most famous being people who second guess the Jack the Ripper case, or claim Shakespeare didn't write Shakespeare, or that Lizzy Borden was framed. By and large, they are complete bullshit. and most of them are of little concern. But this one gave me pause, for the reason that Lindsay alludes to:
The wingnuts are at it again, according to PZ, pushing that ridiculous story about how Darwin converted to Christianity on his deathbed. It's time to set the record straight and explain how it really happened. There was no Lady Hope that visited Darwin on his deathbed, but there was Lady Ross and this is her story.
Did a couple of pioneering obstetricians
The wingnuts are at it again,