Part Three: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics
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Oh my goodness, I didn't see you walk into the internet where I don't ever see you. And you don't really see me unless you're watching the Netflix. So I guess actually quite a few of you do see. Anyway, this is Behind the Bastards. This is a podcast about the very worst people in all of history. You know that. This is the second week that we're going to be covering Francis Galton, the man who invented racism. It's probably the flippant title I'm going to use for the episode. He's really the guy who invented eugenics. And a bunch of fun math stuff and shit. We'll talk about some of that too. But it's less interesting than the horrible things he did, which are certainly the most notable part of his life. Speaking of people who did horrible nope, David Bell, you don't do horrible things, do you?
You don't do horrible things, do you? No. No. I've had a beer person. I've had a big person.
I since oh man. Since we last recorded, I got a n I a second chair. You see my second chair? Oh I
do. I do. It looks exactly like
the chair I'm sitting in. Yeah. And I went to the six flags that kills people. Oh great. The one you know the one that's been like giving people comas and stuff? I went to Oh yeah. Yeah. Oh yeah.
It was like a specific like brain stuff, right? Yeah.
It was not it was great.
That's good. That's the smart way you once there's a scandal, that's the right time to go to an amusement park.
Yeah. Like after
Schlitterbahn decapitated that kid, which R I P but that's when you go that's when you go to Schlitterbahn, yeah.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the overall premise of this episode and who is being discussed?
0:01–15:50
2
How did Francis Galton first introduce the term “eugenics” and what were his early goals?
15:50–18:40
3
Why does Galton claim that nature versus nurture is a “nature vs nurture” debate and how does he justify it?
18:40–25:07
4
What data did Galton collect from scientists and what biases did he ignore in his conclusions?
25:07–36:16
5
How did Galton’s eugenic ideas translate into policies about class, poverty, and “inferior” peoples?
36:16–53:25
6
What were the main criticisms of Galton’s theories and how do they relate to modern movements like effective altruism?
53:25–1:11:11
7
How did Galton attempt to use photographic composites to predict criminal behavior?
1:11:11–1:29:29
8
What legacy did Galton leave in forensic science and why does his later obsession matter today?
1:29:29–1:31:03