In honor of Black History month, we are pleased to present an interview with Joseph L. Graves Jr., a distinguished evolutionist and the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology. Prof. Graves explains why race is a myth, despite the undeniable fact of local adaptation. He also discusses his own research on aging, how an evolution-savvy diet saved his life, and the surprising reason why African-Americans are even less well represented in evolutionary biology than they are in science.
Joseph L. Graves Jr. is author of the Race Myth: Why We Pretend Race Exists in America.
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February 25, 2012
Evolution and Black History Month
Joseph Graves discusses the myth of race, racial disparities in health, and why there are so few African American evolutionists.
