SCOUT· 55%1h 10m·2026-09-10·Arts CulturePart Two: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics
In part 2, we follow Galton during his youthful rampage through the middle east and then Africa, and how his 'gap years' created the racism we all live with today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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“Francis Galton is buried in the Galton family vault in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels Church, Claverdon, Warwickshire, England. It would be a terrible shame if someone were, to find out how this man's "greatness" is passed down…”
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