The eugenics debate isn't over – but we should be wary of people who claim it can fix social problems
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 10:51
in Psychology & Sociology
Andrew Sabisky, a UK government adviser, recently resigned over comments supporting eugenics. Around the same time, the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins—best known for his book The Selfish Gene—provoked controversy when tweeting that while eugenics is morally deplorable, it "would work."