SCOUT· 61%1h 16m·2026-09-15·Arts CulturePart Three: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics
Robert explains how Francis Galton helped invent modern forensic science while looking for ways to be more racist, as well as continuing his weird fetish of 'measuring' attractive women. Sources: https://www.historyofdatascience.com/francis-galton-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-19th-century-science/…
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“legendary refresh pu- oh no I'm here before the timestamp guy”
“im just halfway through, but: i greatly enjoy how the entire shitty story of francis galton's life has been just a sneaky excuse for robert to tear into effective altruism idiots once again <3”
“Side note, the story about Patrick and Susan happened in 2000. This story is not from the WW2 Nat Soc Party. It is a minimum of 20 years disconnected from the T4 program. Summary: Patrick was born in East Germany under Soviet control in 197…”
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