Part One: How The U.S.A. Murdered Panama with Chelsea Manning

Part One: How The U.S.A. Murdered Panama with...

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Part Four: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics

We conclude the story of Francis Galton and explore all the hideous ways his ideas helped inspire eugenic laws around the world, and ultimately the Holocaust. Sources: https://www.historyofdatascience.com/francis-galton-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-19th-century-science/ https ...  Show more

Part Three: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics

Robert explains how Francis Galton helped invent modern forensic science while looking for ways to be more racist, as well as continuing his weird fetish of 'measuring' attractive women. Sources: https://www.historyofdatascience.com/francis-galton-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of ...  Show more

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