<p>A sweeping history of Eugenics starting in Victorian England, and how US Eugenics practices and laws were profoundly based on that research. Up to today with the Genome, gene editing technology and ethical questions which remain as regards how such technology is deployed.</p>

A sweeping history of Eugenics starting in Victorian England, and how US Eugenics practices and laws were profoundly based on that research. Up to today with the Genome, gene editing technology and ethical questions which remain as regards how such technology is deployed.

Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics. Talking with author Adam Rutherford

We are a "deep dive" news podcast, for Americans who get their news from the Internet. Our mission is to give the listener succinct, fact based analysis both non-ideological and independent from a California, Silicon Valley perspective.

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Jim Herlihy is a published author: his novel “Deceit and Dirty Money” is available on line. He served as President of the SF Public Library Commission 1992 - 1996. While working in Latin America, he was a stringer for The Economist, The Times and the BBC. Jim serves as a director on two SF sister city boards : Bangalore, India and Cork, Ireland.

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We are a "deep dive" news podcast, for Americans who get their news from the Internet. Our mission is to give the listener succinct, fact based analysis both non-ideological and independent from a California, Silicon Valley perspective. Your host Jim Herlihy is a published author: his novel “Deceit and Dirty Money” is available on line. He served as President of the SF Public Library Commission 1992 - 1996. While working in Latin America, he was a stringer for The Economist, The Times and the BBC. Jim serves as a director on two SF sister city boards : Bangalore, India and Cork, Ireland.

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