Huge interest in Black Brain, White Brain

Gavin Evans’ fascinating new book Black Brain, White Brain has been generating lots of media coverage, including the following.

Mail & Guardian (video)

‘Evans debunks racist science and centuries-old beliefs that Africans are predisposed to being less intelligent than their European counterparts.’
The Herald

Classic FM (audio)

News 24 (video)

‘In Black Brain, White Brain, Evans lays out the reasons he believes science does not support the idea that intelligence is determined by race, with an impressive list of scientific references and interviews to back up his rationale.’
Mail & Guardian

Business Day

‘Ripping apart theories about the link between race and intelligence Evans is able to decipher fact from fiction and illustrate how history has shaped perceptions of race.’
The Herald

About article author

Gavin Evans

Gavin Evans

  Gavin Evans was born in London but grew up mainly in Cape Town. After a year studying in Texas, he returned to South Africa to become intensely involved in the anti-apartheid struggle in various capacities. Along the way he studied economic history and law before completing a PhD in polit...More about Gavin Evans