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    Part Four: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics

    Behind the Bastards · Sep 17, 2026 · 53 min
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    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://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/special-collections/kantsaywhere…

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