Science Focus Book Club: Further reading on racism
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- Everyday science
Race scienceAngela Saini on the creeping resurgence of racism in science
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We like to think of science as being balanced, accurate, and devoid of prejudice. Yet according to Angela Saini, racism is insidiously worming its way into research.
- Science news
BAME children 'more at risk' of rare COVID-19-related syndrome
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The Evelina London Children’s Hospital says around 70-80 per cent of the children it has treated for the syndrome are from a black, Asian and minority ethnic background.
- The Human Body
Pragya Agarwal"We learn biases through our lifetime. And because we learn them, we can unlearn them as well"
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Behavioural scientist Dr Pragya Agarwal explains why we all have implicit biases and how we can unlearn them.
- The Human Body
Forbidden medicineWhat do we do when medical breakthroughs are unethical?
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From Nazi medicine to GM babies, unethical research has a deeply problematic history. But what should we do when the results of these studies could offer useful scientific insight?
- The Human Bodyaudio
Angela SainiInequality in Science
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We talk to Angela Saini about the science of gender and race, and about how to even the playing field.
- The Human Body
What are the biggest scientific misconceptions about race?
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Geneticist Dr Adam Rutherford quashes the ‘proof’ that people use to justify their racist beliefs.
- The Human Body
Why social media makes us so angry, and what you can do about it
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Every time we glance at our phones or check our social media, we are met by irate tweets and rage-inducing headlines. Why are we all so furious, and is the always-on culture making us angrier?
- The Human Bodyaudio
Adam RutherfordCan science ever be rid of racism?
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Geneticist Adam Rutherford refutes ‘scientific’ claims made to affirm racist beliefs, and tells us why science needs to stand up to racism.
- Everyday science
A history of dangerous ideasAdam Pearson on the lasting effect of eugenics
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Co-host of the new BBC documentary Eugenics: Science’s Greatest Scandal, speaks to us about making the documentary and discovering what his life would’ve been like as a disabled man in Britain in the early 20th Century.
- Future Technology
Why we need to rethink the way we classify people
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Humans love to sort ourselves into neat boxes - by gender, race, sexual orientation and more. But, in this extract from Data Feminism, Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren F Klein argue that it's time to dispense with these classifications.