The dark history of eugenics | Curio

The dark history of eugenics

15 mins | Jun 26, 2022

Unravelling the murky threshold where science meets fiction. The political ideology of eugenics took the very new science of evolution to create a devastating pseudo-science that led to the deaths of millions. In this deep dive into its complicated history, scientist and author Dr Adam Rutherford looks at how the study of genetics has been warped for political ends.

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