Not my human evolution.

Back in December, I tweeted out some thoughts about a blog post by Jerry Coyne.

A lot of people noticed, including JC (who wrote a few response posts) and his followers (some of whom like to tell me I’m stupid).  And a lot of anthropologists, scientists, and journalists noticed too, and beyond my circles.

When this happened, I was traveling with my family for the holidays, and only brought my phone, not my laptop. (Despite my laptop being more than a “work” tool, I have fierce work-life opinions so it stayed behind.)

In January, when I got back to my computer, I wrote up something that had been simmering for many years but that started really bubbling when Judd Apatow tweeted out a page on evolution from one of Trump’s books, during the campaign. Then it all boiled over with the JC incident.

I knew where I wanted this essay to go and I sent it there as soon as I finished the last sentence. They said yes, then they went to work on editing and finding the right time to post when other stories wouldn’t completely overshadow it.

It’s up today at the Washington Post. Click on this to go there.

Warning! If you were sitting in our symposium at Evolution 2017 in Portland last month, it may give you déjà vu.