Behind the Bastards

Part Four: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics

September 17, 2026·53 min·5-min readconversationalcomedy
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Francis Galton, the so-called father of eugenics, was a brilliant but deeply flawed scientist whose statistical innovations laid groundwork for modern science—while his racist pseudoscience helped fuel sterilization laws, Nazi ideology, and systemic oppression. This episode of *Behind the

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David Bell

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Francis GaltonDavid BellArthur Conan DoyleAlfred Russel WallaceH.G. WellsWinston ChurchillOliver Wendell HolmesCharles DavenportAva KaufmanMichael Bulwer

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History Of ScienceScientific MethodStatisticsTrue CrimeUs Politics

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