1. Eugenics Redux- Adam Rutherford

Adam Rutherford is a scientist, writer, broadcaster and President of Humanists UK.He is a Lecturer in Biology and Society at University College London, where he teaches the history of eugenics, race science, genetics, and science communication.He is one of the UK's most well-known science communicators and in 2021 was awarded The Royal Society David Attenborough Award in recognition of his contribution to strengthening public confidence in science through radio, TV, films, talks and books, and in particular, for challenging racist pseudoscience.His BBC programmes include Start The Week, Inside Science and The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry. He's written several books including 'A Brief History Of Everyone Who's Ever Lived', 'How To Argue With A Racist' and 'Control: The dark history and troubling present of eugenics'.https://www.adamrutherford.com/https://www.ucl.ac.uk/biosciences/people/dr-adam-rutherfordhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Rutherfordhttps://twitter.com/AdamRutherfordhttps://www.youtube.com/live/hIIgAIB5AWw?si=Cgj0Q8DATkF2ucRdNOTES: When Adam mentions 'the Hammersmith Apollo with Brian and Robin', he's talking about an annual science, comedy and music charity event in London held at the Eventim Apollo (which depending on your age you actually refer to as the Hammersmith Odeon or the Hammersmith Apollo, rather than its current name) or at the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Professor Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince.Trump’s Obsession with Genetic Superiority and Bloodlines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6iSgqFahoMNick Bostrom's paper ‘Existential Risks: Analyzing Human Extinction Scenarios and Related Hazards’ (pdf): https://nickbostrom.com/existential/risks.pdfElon Musk Is Totally Wrong About Population Collapse (paywall): https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-population-crisis/The Cluster F Theory Podcast is edited by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada.Subscribe for free to The Cluster F Theory Podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theclusterftheory.substack.com