The Reality of Race

Among the better known academic fraudsters promoting the race-is-a-social-construct theory was famed evolutionary theorist Stephen Jay Gould.  USA Today reported the results of a Stanford-led team’s investigation of Gould’s “research”:

Jun 08, 2011
Stephen Jay Gould mismeasured skulls in racial records dispute
Dan Vergano, USA TODAY [excerpts]
http://tinyurl.com/75hd5qv

The late scientific icon, Stephen Jay Gould, botched and perhaps faked his critique of a racist 19th-Century scientist’s skull collection, suggests a second look at his efforts. In a 1978 Science paper, Gould (1941 – 2002) , reported that the Samuel George Morton (1799-1851), “a prominent Philadelphia physician,” had mis-measured the cranial capacities of his 1,000-skull “American Golgotha” collection gathered from around the world, to suit his racist beliefs. The finding led to one of Gould’s best-known books, The Mismeasure of Man, a critique of scientific racism.”

Morton is now viewed as a canonical example of scientific misconduct. But did Morton really fudge his data?,” asks a PLoS Biology study led by anthropologist Jason Lewis of Stanford University. “Are studies of human variation inevitably biased, as per Gould, or are objective accounts attainable, as Morton attempted?”

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Morton neither manipulated his skull samples, unfairly selected which data to report, skewed results by gender, or ignored his mistakes to favor racist interpretations of his skulls, the PLoS Biology study authors conclude — all charges made by Gould against the long-dead physician.

What’s more, the researchers found Gould made some mistakes in his re-analysis of Morton. “Our analysis of Gould’s claims reveals that most of Gould’s criticisms are poorly supported or falsified,” they conclude: “Samuel George Morton, in the hands of Stephen Jay Gould, has served for 30 years as a textbook example of scientific misconduct. The Morton case was used by Gould as the main support for his contention that ‘unconscious or dimly perceived finagling is probably endemic in science, since scientists are human beings rooted in cultural contexts, not automatons directed toward external truth’. This view has since achieved substantial popularity in ‘science studies’. But our results falsify Gould’s hypothesis that Morton manipulated his data to conform with his a priori views. The data on cranial capacity gathered by Morton are generally reliable, and he reported them fully. Overall, we find that Morton’s initial reputation as the objectivist of his era was well-deserved.”our results falsify Gould’s hypothesis that Morton manipulated his data to conform with his a priori views. The data on cranial capacity gathered by Morton are generally reliable, and he reported them fully. Overall, we find that Morton’s initial reputation as the objectivist of his era was well-deserved.”

“Samuel George Morton, in the hands of Stephen Jay Gould, has served for 30 years as a textbook example of scientific misconduct. The Morton case was used by Gould as the main support for his contention that ‘unconscious or dimly perceived finagling is probably endemic in science, since scientists are human beings rooted in cultural contexts, not automatons directed toward external truth’. This view has since achieved substantial popularity in ‘science studies’. But our results falsify Gould’s hypothesis that Morton manipulated his data to conform with his a priori views. The data on cranial capacity gathered by Morton are generally reliable, and he reported them fully. Overall, we find that Morton’s initial reputation as the objectivist of his era was well-deserved.”

Everyone but crime reporters knows race exists.

Amren should stop focusing on debating liberal silliness and focus on real issues, like how much tax money is being wasted on educational bloat and pipe dreams about eliminating reading score differentials.

Interesting. I always use the canine analogy as well. What’s also funny is, is that people call me “racist”, the same who say race is a social construct. How am I racist when race doesn’t exist? 

This is great! Really great, yet… it is NOT enough.
Jared must start uniting our audience under the idea of The Silent Resistance. It has worked out miracles in Europe and Asia. It will do the same in OUR country.
I do it myself. Not a penny of mine goes to the libs and the brilliant 12.6 percent of my talented co-citizens.
Quiet, polite, yet stubborn resistance is a necessity and a great start.

Excellent video! But if I may make one suggestion: it seems that Taylor is in front of a green screen or something? Around the edges of his figure, there appears to be a thin black outline, giving an unnatural effect. Maybe future videos could be shot in a “real” environment?

I really like this video. real informative.

Another great video from Mr. Taylor.   Very informative and full of facts.  Well done.