Living with Eugenics

Most people associate the term “eugenics” with the Nazis and the horrors of the Holocaust. But the story of eugenics actually started in Britain, conceived of and developed by Francis Galton, probably the most important scientist that most people have never heard of. Galton’s laboratory was based at University College London (UCL), where he and his successors established eugenics as a respected scientific discipline. Now UCL are investigating its historical links with Galton and the role that it played in the development and promotion of eugenics. What legacy has this association left – and how should the university come to terms with this past? Subhadra Das, Science Curator from UCL Culture, pieces together this history, and tries to answer the question: What happens next? https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-minds/podcasts/living-eugenics/