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Eugenics: a toxic history

Eugenics: a toxic history

FromHistory Extra podcast


Eugenics: a toxic history

FromHistory Extra podcast

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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Mar 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Adam Rutherford discusses the dark – and often surprising – history of the eugenics movement Geneticist Adam Rutherford speaks to Ellie Cawthorne about the dark, and often surprising, history of the eugenics movement, from ‘best baby’ fairs and population control to the Nazi ‘euthanasia’ programme. He discusses the ideas behind the ideology, and how its implementation has had devastating impacts. (Ad) Adam Rutherford is the author of Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics (Orion, 2022). Buy it now from Waterstones:https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fcontrol%2Fadam-rutherford%2F9781474622387 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Mar 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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