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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