Frank Miele (born ) is an American

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and senior editor at ''

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''. He is best known for his advocacy of the concept of

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, as well as defending the hereditarian hypotheses in its relation to

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. Miele earned his

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in 1970 and an M.S. in 1972 from the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

where he studied under psychologist

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. While an undergraduate, he became a regular contributor to ''

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'' and collaborated with Donald A. Swan and A. James Gregor. He has also worked as a research assistant and consultant for

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.Frank Miele bibliography
Institute for the Study of Academic Racism He made his first contribution to ''Skeptic'' in 1994.Miele, Frank. "Giving the Devil His Due: Holocaust Revisionism as a Test Case for Free Speech and the Skeptical Ethic." Skeptic 2 (1994): 58-70. He has held interviews with notable figures from various disciplines including evolutionists Richard Dawkins and

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, anthropologists

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, Lionel Tiger, and

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, and psychologist

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Selected bibliography

* Kistler, Walter; Miele, Frank (2003). ''Reflections on Life: Science, Religion, Truth, Ethics, Success, Society.'' Bellevue: Foundation for the Future. . *Miele, Frank (2002). ''Intelligence, Race, And Genetics: Conversations with Arthur R. Jensen.'' Oxford: Westview Press. . * Sarich, Vincent; Miele, (2005). '' Race: The Reality of Human Differences.'' Oxford: Westview Press. .

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* Article excerpt. {{DEFAULTSORT:Miele, Frank 1940s births Living people Miele Frank University of Georgia alumni