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Athena
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There are many parallels btwn modern bio educatjon (as I've experienced it) and the eugenics movement. Bio education places emphasis on:
- non instrumental value of bio as a science (as opposed to a policy making tool, political weapon)
- existence and importance of, evidence for, genetic diversity + exceptions to Mendelian genetics
- intellectual humility
I womder why we aren't taught more about this in class?
— Feb 17, 2026 03:57PM
- non instrumental value of bio as a science (as opposed to a policy making tool, political weapon)
- existence and importance of, evidence for, genetic diversity + exceptions to Mendelian genetics
- intellectual humility
I womder why we aren't taught more about this in class?
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Athena
is on page 38 of 177
"In what seems almost a parody of science"
Basically a possible intro for ANY sentence in a history of eugenics😭
— Feb 07, 2026 08:51PM
Basically a possible intro for ANY sentence in a history of eugenics😭
Athena
is on page 21 of 177
History books are so cool!!! Though i understand that the general perception of them is as being dry, narrative, "textbook-y", this has not been the case for the handful of self-namedly historical texts
— Feb 04, 2026 06:22AM
Athena
is on page 15 of 177
Another hamfisted excuse of mine to read eye catching books for "academic reasons"..
— Feb 04, 2026 05:12AM
