Human Dignity
Culture, access, education, and humanist values
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Supernova and BAO Data Show 2–4σ Deviations from Standard Cosmic Geometry
Three April 2026 arXiv papers report mild-to-moderate violations of FLRW geometry tests using Pantheon+ and DESI data; a 1,675-respondent APS survey finds no majority on dark energy or the Hubble tension.
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Humans Are Still Evolving, and in Some Bizarre Ways
Five recent studies show natural selection still at work in living people: Turkana kidneys tuned for 1.5 liters of water a day, Bajau spleens 50% larger for diving, skin that lightened in under 40,000 years, myopia genes spreading within 25 years, and a shift from genetic to cultural inheritance.
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Digitizing heritage is preservation—not replacement
From endangered languages to museum collections, digital archives extend cultural memory. They work best when communities stay in charge.