Category: Elizabeth Warren
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The Facts About Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test
With Warren dropping out of the race for the Democratic nomination a lot of people on podcasts I listen too are making fun of her DNA test. Unfortunately, there are some falsehoods being promoted. It’s kind of scary for me because this is a field I know well, and it’s disturbing to watch falsehoods becoming…
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A genetic history of the human race is not controversial science nor is it fraught
Recently I was talking to a journalist about genetic genealogy, and we both agreed that soon Christine Kenneally’s The Invisible History of the Human Race: How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures will need an update. Though published in 2015, much of the research in The Invisible History of the Human Race dates to much…
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Elizabeth Warren, Native American
Elizabeth Warren, Native American It has come to my attention that Elizabeth Warren, who is running for a Senate seat in Massachusetts, claims Native American ancestry. This did not surprise me. Warren is from Oklahoma, where nearly 10% of the popul…