The Mismeasure of Science: Stephen Jay Gould versus Samuel George Morton on Skulls and Bias

Jason E. Lewis; David DeGusta; Marc R. Meyer; Janet M. Monge; Alan E. Mann; Ralph L. Holloway

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001071

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The Mismeasure of Science: Stephen Jay Gould versus Samuel George Morton on Skulls and Bias

Jason E. Lewis ,

* E-mail: lewisjas@stanford.edu

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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David DeGusta,

Affiliation Paleoanthropology Institute, Oakland, California, United States of America
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Marc R. Meyer,

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States of America
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Janet M. Monge,

Affiliation Department of Anthropology and Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Alan E. Mann,

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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Ralph L. Holloway

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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The Mismeasure of Science: Stephen Jay Gould versus Samuel George Morton on Skulls and Bias

Jason E. Lewis,
David DeGusta,
Marc R. Meyer,
Janet M. Monge,
Alan E. Mann,
Ralph L. Holloway

Published: June 7, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001071

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07 Sep 2012
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Interesting, but... Posted by EbruKilic on 06 Sep 2012 at 16:59 GMT
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11 Jul 2011
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I measured the Morton skulls in th 80s Posted by TheUndergrad on 19 Jun 2011 at 21:08 GMT
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24 Jun 2011
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Samuel Morton's bias may have occurred earlier Posted by qrehmani on 24 Jun 2011 at 17:47 GMT
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Could or sould we go any deeper in Morgans data? Posted by Alex_br on 21 Jun 2011 at 02:33 GMT
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16 Jun 2011
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What about the authors' own a priori views? Posted by epetro on 15 Jun 2011 at 20:40 GMT
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Disclaiming Gould Posted by almeida on 14 Jun 2011 at 15:34 GMT

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