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Now to one talk I think everyone should watch: "The Legacy of Scientific Racism" by Angela Saini. Plenty of food for thought ahead I'm sure! A discussion that needs to happen in all science departments/institutions/associations #RSS2020Conf
If we want to do a good work as scientists, we can't be complacent, we have to find mistakes when they happen
and correct false orthodoxies, particularly now that #BlackLivesMatters has finally been taken seriously by institutions, says A. Saini @signmagazine lecture #RSS2020Conf
and correct false orthodoxies, particularly now that #BlackLivesMatters has finally been taken seriously by institutions, says A. Saini @signmagazine lecture #RSS2020Conf
Arbitrary racial categories have been reinforced by science in history #RSS2020Conf #AngelaSaini #SignificanceLecture @RSSAnnualConf
Statistics doesn't come well in this history either, with eugenicist Fisher not supporting the UNESCO declaration on scientific racism, and corresponding with von Verschuer, Nazi race scientist #LegacyOfScientificRacism
Racialised thinking persists in subtle ways in current scientific research
We need to reflect whether grouping people in discrete classes such as population groups and trying to find differences, even if we state it in statistical/genetic language is still racism, we haven't still moved on!
Chimpanzees show more genetic diversity than we do! #RSS2020Conf
Luckily there's growing awareness, the healthiest thing we can do with scientific legacies is to understand them, engage with them, and choose the values we want our children to look up to #LegacyOfScientificRacism #RSS2020Conf #SignificanceLecture
Angela Saini suggests that every time we learn and teach a new concept, we should also show why and how it was created. Values change and we must change with them! #RSS2020Conf #SignificanceLecture
