Nicholas Wade 
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SOURCE: NYT Book Review
10-16-14
The Invisible History of the Human Race
by David Dobbs
How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures
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11-2-14
Looking to Science for Answers About Race
by Michael Yudell
Race of course matters, and so too does the meaning we give it. We have often turned to science for that meaning—to justify beliefs and to provide a vocabulary for explaining human differences. But science too struggles with understanding race.
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Why Scientists Decided to Issue an Indictment of Nicholas Wade's Book
by Jerry A. Coyne
There is no evidence for Wade’s main thesis: that differences in behavior among groups, and in the disparate societies they construct, are based on genetic differences.
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8-17-14
Nicholas Wade's Blurring the Line Between Science and Fantasy
by Michael Eisen
"It terrifies me that more people will follow Wade’s lead and use the reality of genetic variation and natural selection in humans to justify to themselves."
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SOURCE: Huff Post
5-19-14
The Troublesome Ignorance of Nicholas Wade
by Agustin Fuentes
Wade's book misrepresents genetic and evolutionary data; his pronouncements about race and what it means are sweeping the Internet with glowing reviews from true believers.
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