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Jerry Coyne (on New Zealand Royal Society))

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
March 13, 2022
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Peer review
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New Zealand’s Royal Society grudgingly lets off two scientists who critiqued “Indigenous ways of knowing” as conventional science

Denyse O'Leary
March 13, 2022
Culture, Intelligent Design, Peer review
Jerry Coyne: As I said, the controversy over the hegemony of MM [Indigenous ways of knowing taught as science] in science continues, and if I know anything about New Zealand educational politics, MM will worm its way into science class. All the new RSNZ statement does is exculpate two scientists unfairly accused of misbehavior and harm for saying that MM, while worthy of being taught, is not coequal with modern science. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
December 4, 2021
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Academic Freedom, Creationism, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
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Maori creationism is okay in New Zealand schools; objectors could be booted from NZ’s Royal Society

Denyse O'Leary
December 4, 2021
Academic Freedom, Creationism, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
Sadly, the Darwinians are now learning the value of the very intellectual freedom they have so long denied to non-Darwinians of all stripes. Read More ›