Genetic (Mis)understandings: The Modern Science of Human Difference - David Jones

David Jones, a Professor of the Culture of Medicine at Harvard University, delivers a talk titled "Genetic (Mis)understandings – The Modern Science of Human Difference" as part of Facing History's Day of Learning "Reimagining Self and Other." Jones traces an extensive historical overview of the theories behind human difference, from ancient Greeks to the eugenics movement to modern day scientists, in order to better inform how we answer the question: If genetics shows how we are all different, does it matter?

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Genetic (Mis)understandings: The Modern Science of Human Difference - David Jones is an episode from Facing History: Voices by Hedrick Ellis.

This episode is 20:03 long.

This episode was published on Jan 21, 2014.

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