Gregory Cochran

Gregory M. Cochran (born 1953) is an American anthropologist and author who argues that cultural innovation resulted in new and constantly shifting selection pressures for genetic change, thereby accelerating human evolution and divergence between human races.

Quotes

• Indeed, social scientists have done such a terrible job that it’s hard to see how the field can be repaired. They wanted the false results they got, and they still do. I’m sure their descendants will as well. Isn’t heritability grand?
  • Forget Nature Versus Nurture. Nature Has Won

External links

• Encyclopedic article on Gregory Cochran on Wikipedia
• Media related to Gregory Cochran on Wikimedia Commons