![]() He has debated "deniers of evolution" ( young-earth creationists and intelligent design proponents), including young earth creationists Duane Gish and Kent Hovind and intelligent design proponents William Dembski and Jonathan Wells, on many occasions. He has also written for Philosophy Now and maintains a blog called "Rationally Speaking". Pigliucci has written regularly for Skeptical Inquirer on topics such as climate change denial, intelligent design, pseudoscience, and philosophy. He is a proponent of an extended evolutionary synthesis to unify parts of biology not covered by the "modern synthesis" of the 20th century. As a philosopher, Pigliucci is interested in the structure and foundations of evolutionary theory, the relationship between science and philosophy, and the relationship between science and religion. In 1997, while working at the University of Tennessee, Pigliucci received the Theodosius Dobzhansky Prize, awarded annually by the Society for the Study of Evolution to recognize the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding young evolutionary biologist. He explored phenotypic plasticity, genotype–environment interactions, natural selection, and the constraints imposed on natural selection by the genetic and developmental makeup of organisms. Pigliucci was formerly a professor of ecology and evolution at Stony Brook University. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. ![]() He has a doctorate in genetics from the University of Ferrara, Italy, a PhD in biology from the University of Connecticut, and a PhD in philosophy of science from the University of Tennessee. Pigliucci was born in Monrovia, Liberia, and raised in Rome, Italy. He is a critic of pseudoscience and creationism, and an advocate for secularism and science education. ![]() Massimo Pigliucci ( Italian: born January 16, 1964) is Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York, former co-host of the Rationally Speaking Podcast, and former editor in chief for the online magazine Scientia Salon. ![]()
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