Colin Wright

@SwipeWright

Evolutionary Biology PhD | CEO/Editor-in-Chief @RealLastStand | Fellow @ManhattanInst | Academic Advisor @Theory_Society | Truth First. 📧: cwright1859 @ gmail

Nashville, Tennessee

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Colin Wright
@SwipeWright
Sep 8
Exciting news: @buttonslives and I found out we’re having a baby GIRL! All tests indicate she’s perfectly healthy! She's due on Jan. 24, 2027. Prior to 2020, I was convinced I never wanted a family or kids. But for the past six years, I’ve wanted nothing more. Now I can’t even
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Colin Wright
@SwipeWright
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This is a worrying figure from @TheFIREorg's new 2027 College Free Speech Rankings report. While support for shouting, blocking, and using violence to stop a campus speech is down from a year ago, the numbers are still extremely high. 30% support using violence.
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Colin Wright
@SwipeWright
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I'm glad I recorded the interview I did with Melody Schreiber at The Guardian. On Bluesky, she's claiming there was a "bizarre moment" where I "disputed [her] summary" of the report when she quoted directly from it—a seemingly embarrassing "gotcha!" moment for me. What actually
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Colin Wright
@SwipeWright
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A new review paper evaluated the "Diversity Hypothesis" in the sciences—the claim that "diversity" produces "more original and impactful science." Results: Demographic diversity was more often associated with lower, rather than higher, productivity and impact. Another thing
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Colin Wright
@SwipeWright
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Our study did not conclude that "those who support transgender people may be more likely to justify political violence." Our scale did not measure "support for transgender people," but rather the degree to which one agrees with the "gender-affirming" norms mandated by many
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