Superior

The Return of Race Science

A powerful look at the non-scientific history of "race science," and the assumptions, prejudices, and incentives that have allowed it to reemerge in contemporary science

Superior tells the disturbing story of the persistent thread of belief in biological racial differences in the world of science.

After the horrors of the Nazi regime in WWII, the mainstream scientific world turned its back on eugenics and the study of racial difference. But a worldwide network of unrepentant eugenicists quietly founded journals and funded research, providing the kind of...
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Sarah Parcak For anyone wanting to know more about why #BretStephens is problematic AF and how his op ed today promotes eugenics, you *must* order a copy of @AngelaDSaini book Superior about race science (video here) https://t.co/6vuG17zrqJ (Source)

Stephen Curry Not for the first time, a man who once aspired to the board of the Office for Students pontificates on a book he hasn’t read. Allow me to recommend that you read @angela_saini’s Superior and draw your own conclusions. I think it is smart, courageous, insightful and necessary. https://t.co/Kwci1DMMPL (Source)

Jess Wade without a doubt the two best books i have read this year in 🥇 superstar science selection. check out @scifri’s top 📚 of 2019: https://t.co/In1VcRhsz1 @AngelaDSaini’s Superior https://t.co/3xJznIsiMm @ChemistryKit’s Superheavy https://t.co/UBoyRpAKt2 😃#amreading https://t.co/iRSzgo6eJZ (Source)

Jonathan Jansen I often get asked, What is the one book you would recommend that every university student reads? That’s easy. Angela Saini’s brilliant book, Superior. (Source)


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