# \#Ancestry

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## [The Scientist and the Questions of Race and Justice](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-scientist-and-the-questions-of-race-and-justice/15285)

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**Author:** [@swamidass](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/swamidass)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/the-scientist-and-the-questions-of-race-and-justice/15285 "2022-08-03T19:54:59Z")

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Hey all. I had a pretty intense time this past weekend discussing race and the ASA conference. It was meaningful. What are your thoughts?

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## [Question about Jewish Genetics/ancestry](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/question-about-jewish-genetics-ancestry/14806)

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**Author:** [@James\_Dye](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/James_Dye)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/question-about-jewish-genetics-ancestry/14806 "2022-02-08T20:48:12Z")

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Is there an easy to read resource on what classifies people as Jewish? I’ve done some googling but would like to share something that explains it well if it ever comes up in conversation. It seems being Jewish is mostly…

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## [A Conference on Ancestry: Evidence, Inference, And Identity](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/a-conference-on-ancestry-evidence-inference-and-identity/13043)

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**Author:** [@swamidass](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/swamidass)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/a-conference-on-ancestry-evidence-inference-and-identity/13043 "2021-01-23T15:57:30Z")

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The aim of this virtual conference is to bring together anthropologists, biologists, historians, and philosophers of science to address the concept of ancestry in relation to scientific inferences about the evolution…

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## [On The Panda's Thumb: The Questions of Race and Evolution](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/on-the-pandas-thumb-the-questions-of-race-and-evolution/13044)

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**Author:** [@swamidass](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/swamidass)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/on-the-pandas-thumb-the-questions-of-race-and-evolution/13044 "2021-01-20T02:53:26Z")

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It is difficult to talk about race. Still, we should find the courage to engage. The questions matter here. There are important things that can and should be said by us. I want to follow Todd Wood’s example. This su…