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Viewers recommend documentary tracing eugenics in US academia
Original: RE: https:// dair-community.social/@emilymb ender/117384417485142688 I just watched this. Highly recommended. It starts
A documentary tracing the history of eugenics in American academia back to the 19th century is being recommended online. One viewer said it starts slowly but lays out important history, adding that its final sections were disturbing enough to cause nightmares. The recommendation is circulating among AI-focused academic and research communities.
Why now: Ongoing debates about scientific racism and AI-linked eugenics claims have renewed interest in the history of eugenics in US academia
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- RE: https:// dair-community.social/@emilymb ender/117384417485142688 I just watched this. Highly recommended. It starts a bit slow IMO but lays out important history of eugenics in US academia going back to the 19th century. Stick with it. By the end I worried about nightmares,… · steve_zeke@freeradical.zone · 4
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