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- Eugenics - Center for Genetics and Society
Eugenics refers to beliefs and practices aimed at controlling reproduction in order to “improve” the characteristics of human populations In the early 20th century, eugenic beliefs were intertwined with the developing science of genetics These ideas were popular across the political spectrum in many countries, providing scientific cover for practices and policies targeting society’s
- Eugenics is Back: In a range of new flavors - Center for Genetics and . . .
Eugenics is widely regarded as a debunked pseudoscience—developed and promoted mostly in Nazi Germany—that fell off the political radar after the horrors of the Holocaust were revealed In fact, twentieth century eugenics represented the mainstream science of its day and was championed by prominent figures and popular movements across the political spectrum in countries around the world
- Eugenics today: where eugenic sterilisation continues now
Eugenics was a mixture of science andEugenics was a mixture of science and social movement that aimed to improve the human race over generations Those of good stock were to produce more children, and those of bad stock were to produce fewer (or no) children The English polymath Francis Galton coined the term ‘eugenics’ in his Inquiries into Human Faculty and its Development (1883), and
- What’s the difference between genetic engineering and eugenics?
However, the research is still very young, and there are major ethical questions attached to editing human DNA that the emergence of CRISPR makes even more pressing: Wouldn’t editing out inheritable traits from the human population simply amount to eugenics
- Why the Newest Lindbergh Baby Conspiracy Theory Isn’t All That Out . . .
In the 1930s, eugenics was a mainstream movement It was admired and supported by major US institutions and universities, from the American Medical Association to the New York Times to prominent philanthropists Despite efforts to sweep this history under the rug after Nazi Germany showed where eugenics could lead, eugenics was a respected pursuit
- Why Silicon Valley is bringing eugenics back
as saying, “if each successive generation of smart people has fewer kids, that’s probably bad ” Musk is explicit that “smart” people need to be having more kids — he has nine living children, that we know of — but doesn’t go so far as to say that other people should be having fewer After all, he does want the population to grow One of the problems with his narrative is that
- This May Be The Most Horrible Thing That Donald Trump Believes
The Frontline documentary “ The Choice ,” which premiered this week on PBS, reveals that Trump agrees with the dangerous and abusive theory of eugenics Trump’s father instilled in him the idea that their family’s success was genetic, according to Trump biographer Michael D’Antonio
- Hipster Eugenics: Better Babies for Billionaires
The techno-utopian credos known as “effective altruism” and “longtermism” have recently gained wide notice, judging by Google searches, news articles, and personal experience Far less attention has been paid to “hipster eugenics,” a term that brutally but accurately sums up the alarming trend previously known by the perhaps more anodyne “designer babies ” All are closely
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