to biological determinism, Marks explores evidence for synergy between genetic and cultural factors in shaping human traits such as body shape, school performance, athleticism, and even menstrual cycles. Marks' published works include many scholarly articles and essays. He is an outspoken critic of scientific racism, and has prominently argued against the idea that "race" is a natural category. In Marks's view, "race" is a negotiation between patterns of biological variation and patterns of perceived difference. He argues that race and human diversity are different subjects, and do not map on to one another well. This view is now the stated consensus of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. As described in his book Is Science Racist?, Marks considers science to have four epistemic qualities: naturalism, experimentalism, rationalism, and a primary value on accuracy. In this book and in Why I Am Not a Scientist, he argues that anthropologists have an ambiguous relationship with science because their goal of illuminating the human condition requires both scientific and humanistic frameworks. In reference to the titles of his books, Marks has stated that "he would like it to be known, for the record, that he is about 98% scientist, and not a chimpanzee." Selected works Evolutionary Anthropology, with Edward Staski (1991). . Human Biodiversity (1995). . What It Means to be 98% Chimpanzee: Apes, People and their Genes (2002). . Why I Am Not a Scientist (2009). . The Alternative Introduction to Biological Anthropology (2010). . Tales of the Ex-Apes: How We Think about Human Evolution (2015). . Is Science Racist? (2017). . References External links blog review of Why I Am Not a Scientist Faculty page, UNCC personal blog 1955 births American anthropologists Johns Hopkins University alumni Living people University of Arizona alumni University of California, Berkeley faculty University of California, Davis alumni University of North Carolina at Charlotte faculty Yale University faculty