The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics

Adam Rutherford in conversation with Simon Lister

Geneticist Adam Rutherford calls eugenics ‘a defining idea of the twentieth century’ in his book, Control. Speaking to writer and BBC producer Simon Lister, he details the development of eugenics from being inspired by Darwin’s theories of evolution in Victorian England to being written into racist American laws and embraced by the Third Reich. A compelling discussion about science, politics and the past and present dangers of eugenics.