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Rationally Speaking #112 - Race: Just a Social Construct?
Rationally Speaking #112 - Race: Just a Social Construct?
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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Jul 13, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, Julia and Massimo talk about the problems with "race" as a genetically-based concept. Starting with the controversial recent book "A Troublesome Inheritance," by NY Times science writer Nicholas Wade, they critique the statistical analyses that group people into racial categories, and Wade's (and others') attempts to attribute differences between rich and poor countries to innate racial differences.
Released:
Jul 13, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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