March 4, 2024

“It’s in our DNA”: the clichés that confuse the public about genetics and essentialism Carlos Orsi The Skeptic

Linguistic prejudice is an ugly thing, but I have to confess that every time I hear someone (whether it’s a person or a legal entity) use the cliché “<such and such a quality> is in our DNA“, I go into the overdraft on my benefit-of-the-doubt account. I’ll explain.  As we are in the season of […]

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“It’s in our DNA”: the clichés that confuse the public about genetics and essentialism Carlos Orsi The Skeptic

Linguistic prejudice is an ugly thing, but I have to confess that every time I hear someone (whether it’s a person or a legal entity) use the cliché “<such and such a quality> is in our DNA“, I go into the overdraft on my benefit-of-the-doubt account. I’ll explain.  As we are in the season of

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“It’s in our DNA”: the clichés that confuse the public about genetics and essentialism Carlos Orsi The Skeptic

Linguistic prejudice is an ugly thing, but I have to confess that every time I hear someone (whether it’s a person or a legal entity) use the cliché “<such and such a quality> is in our DNA“, I go into the overdraft on my benefit-of-the-doubt account. I’ll explain.  As we are in the season of

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“It’s in our DNA”: the clichés that confuse the public about genetics and essentialism Carlos Orsi The Skeptic

Linguistic prejudice is an ugly thing, but I have to confess that every time I hear someone (whether it’s a person or a legal entity) use the cliché “<such and such a quality> is in our DNA“, I go into the overdraft on my benefit-of-the-doubt account. I’ll explain.  As we are in the season of

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“It’s in our DNA”: the clichés that confuse the public about genetics and essentialism Carlos Orsi The Skeptic

Linguistic prejudice is an ugly thing, but I have to confess that every time I hear someone (whether it’s a person or a legal entity) use the cliché “<such and such a quality> is in our DNA“, I go into the overdraft on my benefit-of-the-doubt account. I’ll explain.  As we are in the season of

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“It’s in our DNA”: the clichés that confuse the public about genetics and essentialism Carlos Orsi The Skeptic

Linguistic prejudice is an ugly thing, but I have to confess that every time I hear someone (whether it’s a person or a legal entity) use the cliché “<such and such a quality> is in our DNA“, I go into the overdraft on my benefit-of-the-doubt account. I’ll explain.  As we are in the season of

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“It’s in our DNA”: the clichés that confuse the public about genetics and essentialism Carlos Orsi The Skeptic

Linguistic prejudice is an ugly thing, but I have to confess that every time I hear someone (whether it’s a person or a legal entity) use the cliché “<such and such a quality> is in our DNA“, I go into the overdraft on my benefit-of-the-doubt account. I’ll explain.  As we are in the season of

“It’s in our DNA”: the clichés that confuse the public about genetics and essentialism Carlos Orsi The Skeptic Read More »

“It’s in our DNA”: the clichés that confuse the public about genetics and essentialism Carlos Orsi The Skeptic

Linguistic prejudice is an ugly thing, but I have to confess that every time I hear someone (whether it’s a person or a legal entity) use the cliché “<such and such a quality> is in our DNA“, I go into the overdraft on my benefit-of-the-doubt account. I’ll explain.  As we are in the season of

“It’s in our DNA”: the clichés that confuse the public about genetics and essentialism Carlos Orsi The Skeptic Read More »

“It’s in our DNA”: the clichés that confuse the public about genetics and essentialism Carlos Orsi The Skeptic

Linguistic prejudice is an ugly thing, but I have to confess that every time I hear someone (whether it’s a person or a legal entity) use the cliché “<such and such a quality> is in our DNA“, I go into the overdraft on my benefit-of-the-doubt account. I’ll explain.  As we are in the season of

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