Jerry Coyne

American biologist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1949 · age 76

Jerry Allen Coyne is an American biologist and skeptic known for his work on speciation and his commentary on intelligent design. A professor emeritus of ecology and evolution at the University of Chicago, he has published on the theory of evolution.

Jerry Coyne is read about 60 times a day, in 16 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 24 September 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2026“I do care when people like Steve Novella, who should know better, argue that biological sex is not a binary but a spectrum.”In their words1 February 2026February 1Read the whole statement

2025“Keeping budgets secret is what universities do.”In their words12 September 2025September 12Read the whole statement

“No, if there is to ever be a two-state solution, the Palestinian side cannot be run by anyone with a history of sponsoring terrorism.”In their words31 August 2025August 31Read the whole statement

“The whole brouhaha serves to demonstrate that “cancel culture” - the attempt to ruin someone’s career if they transgress “progressive” ideological stands - is alive and well.”In their words7 July 2025July 7Read the whole statement

“It’s funny, but telling, that those who claim that sex is a spectrum or continuum never specify how many sexes there are, either in humans or other species.”In their words23 February 2025February 23Read the whole statement

2024“But the important conclusion is that wokeness is here and ubiquitous, and seems entrenched in many areas. But whether or not it’s increasing, it needs to be fought at every turn.”In their words22 September 2024September 22Read the whole statement

2023Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical InquiryAward2015Richard Dawkins AwardAward2011Emperor Has No Clothes AwardAward1949Born30 December 1949

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Coyne (right) and Richard Dawkins at George Washington University on May 24, 2017

In their own words 4

Jerry Coyne

4 statements, newest first

In the end, I am both amazed and amused at people like Kingsnorth who long for the good old days when people embraced Christianity and thus were both moral and fulfilled.
25 November 2025 · November 25, Own words
Well, those opposing extreme gender ideology may be fomenting things, but it’s not because we’re white, religious, or nationalistic.
6 September 2025 · September 6, Own words
I really dislike land acknowledgments because they’re purely performative. They are there to make the issuer look progressive and moral, but they accomplish exactly nothing.
13 May 2025 · May 13, Own words

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Awards

Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry2023

Richard Dawkins Award2015

Emperor Has No Clothes Award2011

Guggenheim Fellowship

About this person

His concentration is speciation and ecological and evolutionary genetics, particularly as they involve the fruit fly, Drosophila. In 2023 he became a fellow with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.

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United States