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Chris Williamson
The podcast explores common misconceptions regarding eugenics, defining it broadly as any attempt to use knowledge of heredity to influence the traits of future children. While Francis Galton coined the specific term in 1883 following Gregor Mendel's experiments on pea plants and Charles Darwin's th …
Chris Williamson
Dr. Jonathan Anomaly opens his discussion on genetic enhancement by addressing the historical stigma surrounding IQ tests, noting how they were misused in the 1920s and 30s to justify restrictive immigration policies and eugenics before being banned under Nazi rule after Hitler discovered Jews score …