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Excellent essay from Coyne and Maroja that picks apart six widespread examples of biology being corrupted by (often well-intentioned) ideology.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

It's certainly opinionated, polemical even. I would encourage you to read it in its entirety and follow some of many links they've included to make their case. I myself have subjectively noticed the same changes in science journalism over the last decade that the authors are highlighting, particularly in SciAm.