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Experiments Meant to Prove Eugenics Backfired Instead

Original: Relevant today: "The result of all this was a series of experiments that intended to prove eugenics right, but instead p

A widely shared account describes a series of experiments originally designed to support eugenics, which ended up demonstrating the opposite: that eugenic breeding produces no superior race, whether in dogs or humans. Commenters note the historical irony and its relevance to current debates about genetics and heredity.

Why now: People are revisiting the history of eugenics and its scientific failures in connection with current genetic and political debates.

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• Relevant today: "The result of all this was a series of experiments that intended to prove eugenics right, but instead proved that eugenics is in itself a stupid pursuit that will not lead to the creation of any kind of master race, dog or otherwise, and it did that by proving… · edhaswell@ohai.social · 5

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