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The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics

by Adam Rutherford ...

How did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years?Control is a book about eugenics, what geneticist Adam Rutherford calls “a defining idea of the twentieth century.” Inspired by Darwin’s ideas about evolution, eugenics arose in Victorian England as a theory for improving the British population, and quickly spread to America, where it was embraced by presidents, ... Read more

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How did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years?Control is a book about eugenics, what geneticist Adam Rutherford calls “a defining idea of the twentieth century.” Inspired by Darwin’s ideas about evolution, eugenics arose in Victorian England as a theory for improving the British population, and quickly spread to America, where it was embraced by presidents,
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Creation

How Science Is Reinventing Life Itself

by Adam Rutherford ...

What is life?Humans have been asking this question for thousands of years. But as technology has advanced and our understanding of biology has deepened, the answer has evolved. For decades, scientists have been exploring the limits of nature by modifying and manipulating DNA, cells and whole organisms to create new ones that could never have existed on their own.In Creation, science writer Adam ... Read more

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What is life?Humans have been asking this question for thousands of years. But as technology has advanced and our understanding of biology has deepened, the answer has evolved. For decades, scientists have been exploring the limits of nature by modifying and manipulating DNA, cells and whole organisms to create new ones that could never have existed on their own.In Creation, science writer Adam
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived

The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes

by Adam Rutherford ...

Narrated by Adam Rutherford ...

Unabridged

12 hours 13 min

A National Geographic Best Book of the YearIn our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species—births, deaths, disease, war, famine, migration, and a lot of sex. But those stories have always been locked away—until now. Who are our ancestors? Where did they come from? Geneticists have suddenly become historians, and the hard evidence in our DNA has completely upended what we ... Read more

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A National Geographic Best Book of the YearIn our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species—births, deaths, disease, war, famine, migration, and a lot of sex. But those stories have always been locked away—until now. Who are our ancestors? Where did they come from? Geneticists have suddenly become historians, and the hard evidence in our DNA has completely upended what we
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Genetics

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by Adam Rutherford ...

Series series The Ladybird Expert Series
Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES.____________Who discovered genetics?How does gene inheritance work?Is DNA common to all living things?We inherit CODES from our parents. And these codes are written in the molecule DNA. This DNA means that we RESEMBLE each other, namely our families.This raises so many questions such as how does DNA influence evolution? How was it discovered? And what ... Read more

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Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES.____________Who discovered genetics?How does gene inheritance work?Is DNA common to all living things?We inherit CODES from our parents. And these codes are written in the molecule DNA. This DNA means that we RESEMBLE each other, namely our families.This raises so many questions such as how does DNA influence evolution? How was it discovered? And what
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How to Argue With a Racist

What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference

by Adam Rutherford ...

Narrated by Adam Rutherford ...

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4 hours 45 min

Race is not a biological reality. Racism thrives on our not knowing this.Racist pseudoscience is on the rise—fueling hatred, feeding nationalism, and seeping into our discourse on everything from sports to intelligence. Even the well-intentioned repeat stereotypes based on "science," because cutting-edge genetics are hard to grasp—and all too easy to distort. Paradoxically, misconceptions are ... Read more

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Race is not a biological reality. Racism thrives on our not knowing this.Racist pseudoscience is on the rise—fueling hatred, feeding nationalism, and seeping into our discourse on everything from sports to intelligence. Even the well-intentioned repeat stereotypes based on "science," because cutting-edge genetics are hard to grasp—and all too easy to distort. Paradoxically, misconceptions are
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Control

The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics

by Adam Rutherford ...

Narrated by Greg Patmore ...

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7 hours 29 min

How did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years?Control is a book about eugenics, what geneticist Adam Rutherford calls “a defining idea of the twentieth century.” Inspired by Darwin’s ideas about evolution, eugenics arose in Victorian England as a theory for molding the British population, and quickly spread to America, where it was embraced by presidents, ... Read more

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How did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years?Control is a book about eugenics, what geneticist Adam Rutherford calls “a defining idea of the twentieth century.” Inspired by Darwin’s ideas about evolution, eugenics arose in Victorian England as a theory for molding the British population, and quickly spread to America, where it was embraced by presidents,
... Read more

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How to Argue With a Racist

What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference

by Adam Rutherford ...

This authoritative debunking of racist claims that masquerade as "genetics" is a timely weapon against the misuse of science to justify bigotry—now in paperbackRace is not a biological reality.Racism thrives on our not knowing this.In fact, racist pseudoscience has become so commonplace that it can be hard to spot. But its toxic effects on society are plain to see: rising nationalism, simmering ... Read more

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This authoritative debunking of racist claims that masquerade as "genetics" is a timely weapon against the misuse of science to justify bigotry—now in paperbackRace is not a biological reality.Racism thrives on our not knowing this.In fact, racist pseudoscience has become so commonplace that it can be hard to spot. But its toxic effects on society are plain to see: rising nationalism, simmering
... Read more

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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived

The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes

by Adam Rutherford ...

National Book Critics Circle Award—2017 Nonfiction Finalist"Nothing less than a tour de force—a heady amalgam of science, history, a little bit of anthropology and plenty of nuanced, captivating storytelling."— The New York Times Book Review, Editor's ChoiceA National Geographic Best Book of 2017In our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species—births, deaths, disease, war, ... Read more

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National Book Critics Circle Award—2017 Nonfiction Finalist"Nothing less than a tour de force—a heady amalgam of science, history, a little bit of anthropology and plenty of nuanced, captivating storytelling."— The New York Times Book Review, Editor's ChoiceA National Geographic Best Book of 2017In our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species—births, deaths, disease, war,
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The Book of Humans

A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War, and the Evolution of Us

by Adam Rutherford ...

"Rutherford describes [ The Book of Humans] as being about the paradox of how our evolutionary journey turned 'an otherwise average ape' into one capable of creating complex tools, art, music, science, and engineering. It's an intriguing question, one his book sets against descriptions of the infinitely amusing strategies and antics of a dizzying array of animals."— The New York Times Book ... Read more

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"Rutherford describes [ The Book of Humans] as being about the paradox of how our evolutionary journey turned 'an otherwise average ape' into one capable of creating complex tools, art, music, science, and engineering. It's an intriguing question, one his book sets against descriptions of the infinitely amusing strategies and antics of a dizzying array of animals."— The New York Times Book
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The Book of Humans

A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War, and the Evolution of Us

by Adam Rutherford ...

Narrated by Adam Rutherford ...

Unabridged

5 hours 48 min

The bestselling author of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived investigates what it means to be human—and animalEvolutionary theory has long established that humans are animals: Modern Homo sapiens are primates who share an ancestor with monkeys and other great apes. Our genome is 98 percent identical to a chimpanzee's. And yet we think of ourselves as exceptional. Are we?In this original ... Read more

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The bestselling author of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived investigates what it means to be human—and animalEvolutionary theory has long established that humans are animals: Modern Homo sapiens are primates who share an ancestor with monkeys and other great apes. Our genome is 98 percent identical to a chimpanzee's. And yet we think of ourselves as exceptional. Are we?In this original
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Creation

How Science is Reinventing Life Itself

by Adam Rutherford ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Unabridged

6 hours 53 min

What is life?Humans have been asking this question for thousands of years. But as technology has advanced and our understanding of biology has deepened, the answer has evolved. For decades, scientists have been exploring the limits of nature by modifying and manipulating DNA, cells and whole organisms to create new ones that could never have existed on their own.In Creation, science writer Adam ... Read more

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What is life?Humans have been asking this question for thousands of years. But as technology has advanced and our understanding of biology has deepened, the answer has evolved. For decades, scientists have been exploring the limits of nature by modifying and manipulating DNA, cells and whole organisms to create new ones that could never have existed on their own.In Creation, science writer Adam
... Read more

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry: Series 1-10

BBC science sleuths solve everyday mysteries

by Adam Rutherford, Hannah Fry ...

Narrated by Adam Rutherford, Hannah Fry ...

Unabridged

9 hours 57 min

Science sleuths Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry investigate everyday mysteries.In this irreverent and illuminating popular science show, award-winning geneticist Dr Adam Rutherford teams up with mathematics guru Dr Hannah Fry to solve puzzling conundrums sent in by listeners. For the past five years, they've been scrutinizing a cornucopia of cases using the power of science - from why people ... Read more

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Science sleuths Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry investigate everyday mysteries.In this irreverent and illuminating popular science show, award-winning geneticist Dr Adam Rutherford teams up with mathematics guru Dr Hannah Fry to solve puzzling conundrums sent in by listeners. For the past five years, they've been scrutinizing a cornucopia of cases using the power of science - from why people
... Read more

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