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Auschwitz I - Birkenau
Photo: Entrance to Auschwitz II-Birkenau death camp, by Nelson Pérez [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Cambridge UP Book Airbrushes Darwin’s Contribution to Scientific Racism

Darwin’s racist and pro-eugenics thinking, combined with some implications of his theory that he expressed, laid the groundwork for Hitler’s diabolical outlook. Read More ›
Herbert Spencer
Photo: Herbert Spencer, via Wikimedia Commons.

Listen: Richard Weikart Reviews a New Book on Social Darwinism

The book paints Herbert Spencer as the eugenics-championing bad guy and posits that Darwin and Darwinism had little influence on Hitler’s master race ethic. Read More ›
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History, by Ingfbruno / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0).

Nightmare at the Museum

This week we've been taking a look behind the scenes at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Read More ›

When the American Museum of Natural History Promoted Eugenics

Hear about a time when a cherished American institution warmly endorsed Darwinian-inspired efforts to breed a master race. Read More ›

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