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Eugenic thinking has never gone away
Eugenics is seen as a 19th-century idea put into horrific 20th-century practice. But the attraction to breeding “better” humans has a long and persistent history, says Adam Rutherford. The geneticist and science podcaste...
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Eugenic thinking has never gone away is an episode from Ideas from CBC Radio (Highlights) by CBC. Eugenics is seen as a 19th-century idea put into horrific 20th-century practice. But the attraction to breeding “better” humans has a long and...
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Published Aug 5, 2026, 00:54:08 long, audio available.
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