eugenics
Why Are Many Indians Fixated With The Purity of Their Bloodline?
Why do Indians think of ‘blood purity’ when it comes to marriage, even if the idea has been disproved scientifically? The answer lies in our history.
Sterilization, Execution, Labor Camps: Rhetoric Against Drug Users Is Escalating
Politicians are floating more and more extreme solutions to the U.S. overdose crisis—ones that won’t even solve the problem.
Why Are Elon Musk and Marc Andreesen Obsessed With Birth Rates?
The billionaires want more people on Earth, but are intent on building a horrible world for those people.
A Tennessee County Wanted to Sterilize Inmates for Shorter Sentences. That's Over Now.
One former inmate says he refused a vasectomy and was required to serve an additional 30 days
California’s Dark History of Forcibly Sterilizing Latinas
A new bill, which currently sits in the Assembly, would identify and compensate the survivors of California's forced sterilization program, which disproportionately targeted Latina women.
Carl Zimmer Wants Us To Be Generous About Our Definition of Heredity
But don't shell out any money on epigenetic yoga just yet.
Latina Women Faced Racial Biases from Forced Sterilization Programs
Latina women’s reproduction continues to be portrayed as a threat.
The Dark, Unknown Story of Eugenics in New Zealand
How a powerful group of New Zealanders attempted to wipe out 'mental defectives' and improve the white race.
A Neural Network is Being Designed To Identify "Criminal Faces"
At best, this is a misguided attempt at science. At worst, it's the first step towards dangerous digital phrenology.
Everything We've Lost That's About to Make Britain Great Again
Witch hunts! Workhouses! The plague! Stop being so unpatriotic, Remoaners!
The Exciting and Terrifying Future of DNA Editing
Siddhartha Mukherjee's new book, 'The Gene,' delivers a sweeping history of genetics—from the cockamamie ideas that preceded the birth of the field to a striking picture of what the future holds.