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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ
@olivia.science

Also see... 2/n

Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ@olivia.science

anw sign here: www.change.org/p/stop-the-h... > In these venues he has repeatedly advanced claims about the supposed cognitive inferiority of Black people , along with broader arguments about the “feminization” of academia and suggestions that eugenic ideas deserve renewed scientific consideration.

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Calum Brough
@calumbroughingham.bsky.social

Morality and decency aside, the main reason why eugenics hasn't been "reconsidered" by science is because it doesn't even work. Selective breeding of humans for the traits eugenicists desire is just not possible, and no amount of "re-evaluation" will change that, its just *not* a science

Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ
@olivia.science

yes, and it's quite nuanced sadly as it started from science, and sadly science is a fluid concept that we must protect from this slippage 1/2

Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ@olivia.science

Made a table to make the categories of theoretical criteria, virtues and vices, accessible in: What makes a good theory, and how do we make a theory good? doi.org/10.31234/osf... I make the case for us to think explicitly about theories and place desired characteristics into virtues and vices. 1/

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