Nicholas Wade

This article is about the science journalist. For the psychologist, see Nicholas J. Wade.

Nicholas Wade
Born (1942-05-17) 17 May 1942 (age 82)[1]
Aylesbury, England
NationalityBritish
EducationEton College
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge (BA)
Known forA Troublesome Inheritance
Websitewww.nytimes.com/by/nicholas-wade

Nicholas Michael Landon Wade (born 17 May 1942[1]) is a British author and journalist.[2] He is the author of numerous books, and has served as staff writer and editor for Nature, Science, and the science section of The New York Times.[3][4]

His 2014 book A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History was widely denounced by the scientific community for misrepresenting research into human population genetics.[5][6][7]

In May 2021, Wade published an article in support of the COVID-19 lab leak hypothesis,[8] contrary to the prevailing scientific view,[9][10][11][12] and fueling controversy on the origins of the virus.[13]

  1. ^ a b "Wade, Nicholas 1942–". Encyclopedia.com. Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Nicholas Wade". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Gale In Context: Biography. Farmington Hills, Mich. 17 November 2011. GALE|H1000102428. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ Amos Esty (25 May 2006). "The Bookshelf talks with Nicholas Wade". American Scientist. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007.
  4. ^ Gitschier, Jane (2005). "Turning the Tables—An Interview with Nicholas Wade". PLOS Genetics. 1 (3): e45. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.0010045. ISSN 1553-7390. PMC 1239940. PMID 16205791.
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  6. ^ Callaway, Ewen (8 August 2014). "Geneticists say popular book misrepresents research on human evolution". Nature newsblog. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ^ Hiltzik, Michael (12 August 2014). "Racism, the Misuse of Genetics and a Huge Scientific Protest". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  8. ^ Wade, Nicolas (5 May 2021). "The origin of COVID: Did people or nature open Pandora's box at Wuhan?". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  9. ^ Beaumont, Peter (27 May 2021). "Did Covid come from a Wuhan lab? What we know so far". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  10. ^ Hakim, Mohamad S. (14 February 2021). "SARS-CoV-2, Covid-19, and the debunking of conspiracy theories". Reviews in Medical Virology. 31 (6): e2222. doi:10.1002/rmv.2222. ISSN 1099-1654. PMC 7995093. PMID 33586302.
  11. ^ Frutos, Roger; Gavotte, Laurent; Devaux, Christian A. (18 March 2021). "Understanding the origin of COVID-19 requires to change the paradigm on zoonotic emergence from the spillover model to the viral circulation model". Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 95: 104812. doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104812. ISSN 1567-1348. PMC 7969828. PMID 33744401.
  12. ^ "COVID-19 Virtual Press conference transcript - 9 February 2021". www.who.int. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  13. ^ Thorp, H. Holden (13 May 2021). "Continued discussion on the origin of COVID-19". Editor's Blog. Science. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.