Michael Regilio

Yeah, they definitely were. And in 1917, it was the time of World War I, and a guy by the name of Robert Yerkes came up with the Army Alpha and the Army Beta test to determine which Army recruits were better suited for leadership roles and or other specific positions.

The Army Alpha was a written test, and the Army Beta was made up of pictures in order to include soldiers who didn't read or didn't speak English. Over a million soldiers ended up taking these tests.

The Army Alpha was a written test, and the Army Beta was made up of pictures in order to include soldiers who didn't read or didn't speak English. Over a million soldiers ended up taking these tests.

The Army Alpha was a written test, and the Army Beta was made up of pictures in order to include soldiers who didn't read or didn't speak English. Over a million soldiers ended up taking these tests.

That's interesting. I don't even think you need to be a U.S. citizen to join the U.S. Army, to be honest with you. Yeah, there was something.

That's interesting. I don't even think you need to be a U.S. citizen to join the U.S. Army, to be honest with you. Yeah, there was something.

That's interesting. I don't even think you need to be a U.S. citizen to join the U.S. Army, to be honest with you. Yeah, there was something.

Right. Absolutely. And they use this data to screen for officers, sometimes not even considering someone who scored below a certain grade. Fortunately, this sort of data ended up being used in all kinds of nefarious ways, as I'm sure you can imagine. Remember, eugenics was having a moment around the time of these tests.

Right. Absolutely. And they use this data to screen for officers, sometimes not even considering someone who scored below a certain grade. Fortunately, this sort of data ended up being used in all kinds of nefarious ways, as I'm sure you can imagine. Remember, eugenics was having a moment around the time of these tests.

Right. Absolutely. And they use this data to screen for officers, sometimes not even considering someone who scored below a certain grade. Fortunately, this sort of data ended up being used in all kinds of nefarious ways, as I'm sure you can imagine. Remember, eugenics was having a moment around the time of these tests.

Was. I wish eugenics was a was. Sadly, it's still creeping around out there.

Was. I wish eugenics was a was. Sadly, it's still creeping around out there.

Was. I wish eugenics was a was. Sadly, it's still creeping around out there.

But unfortunately, eugenics is not merely a dick pill, as eugenics was just basically racism in a lab coat. Eugenics was the notion that certain traits like intelligence, physical prowess and even moral character were inherited. And society would benefit by promoting the breeding of some people and in America, the forced sterilization of others.

But unfortunately, eugenics is not merely a dick pill, as eugenics was just basically racism in a lab coat. Eugenics was the notion that certain traits like intelligence, physical prowess and even moral character were inherited. And society would benefit by promoting the breeding of some people and in America, the forced sterilization of others.

But unfortunately, eugenics is not merely a dick pill, as eugenics was just basically racism in a lab coat. Eugenics was the notion that certain traits like intelligence, physical prowess and even moral character were inherited. And society would benefit by promoting the breeding of some people and in America, the forced sterilization of others.

And by the way, that is the plot of Idiocracy, more or less, or more to the point that super smart people have fewer children, which is true. And see Idiocracy. It's turns out it was more of a prophetic vision of America's future than just a comedy from the.

And by the way, that is the plot of Idiocracy, more or less, or more to the point that super smart people have fewer children, which is true. And see Idiocracy. It's turns out it was more of a prophetic vision of America's future than just a comedy from the.

And by the way, that is the plot of Idiocracy, more or less, or more to the point that super smart people have fewer children, which is true. And see Idiocracy. It's turns out it was more of a prophetic vision of America's future than just a comedy from the.

Yeah, no kidding. But you're right. It is super dangerous stuff. And in the U.S., many of these ideas took their darkest forms around that time, the 30s and the 40s. There was a eugenics program implemented in North Carolina that started in 1933 and went on for over four decades.