Episode
Episode 6: Eugenics
Exon Podcast
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2023-02-01
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In early 20th-century America, people facing poverty, criminality, epilepsy, bipolar disorder, intellectual disabilities, and physical handicaps were forcibly institutionalized and sterilized under eugenics laws. This episode traces the terrifying origins of one of biology's Read more…In early 20th-century America, people facing poverty, criminality, epilepsy, bipolar disorder, intellectual disabilities, and physical handicaps were forcibly institutionalized and sterilized under eugenics laws. This episode traces the terrifying origins of one of biology's darkest theories, pioneered by Sir Francis Galton. Discover how pseudoscience became policy, affecting thousands, and the ethical lessons that remain urgent today. Close