Eugenics
When NZ almost legalised eugenic sterilisation
Hamish Spencer reminds us of a dark time in popular opinion in New Zealand Audio
Professor Hamish Spencer - Eugenics at the edge of empire
Hamish Spencer is professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of Otago. A geneticist interested in the history of eugenics, he has published more than 150 scientific articles, many… Audio
Eugenics: the story of a really bad idea
Did you know that after the First World War New Zealand established an official eugenics board? We tend to think of eugenics as being something the Nazis invented but really it was embraced all around… Audio
The first three-parent baby
Dr Richard Fisher discusses whether the process to create the world's first three-parent baby will open the door to eugenics. Audio
Adam Cohen: the origins of eugenics
Kathryn Ryan talks to Time magazine writer and author Adam Cohen about the origins of eugenics. In his book Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck, he… Audio
Allowing disability to be
What we lose if we eliminated disability in society, through either technology or eugenics, with Prof. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson of Emory University. Audio