Nobody deals with challenging subjects more interestingly and
compellingly than Adam Rutherford, and this may be his best book yet.
This is a seriously important work' BILL BRYSON Race is real because we
perceive it. Racism is real because we enact it.
But the appeal
to science to strengthen racist ideologies is on the rise - and
increasingly part of the public discourse on politics, migration,
education, sport and intelligence. Stereotypes and myths about race are
expressed not just by overt racists, but also by well-intentioned people
whose experience and cultural baggage steer them towards views that are
not supported by the modern study of human genetics. Even some
scientists are uncomfortable expressing opinions deriving from their
research where it relates to race.
Yet, if understood correctly,
science and history can be powerful allies against racism, granting the
clearest view of how people actually are, rather than how we judge them
to be. HOW TO ARGUE WITH A RACIST is a vital manifesto for a
twenty-first century understanding of human evolution and variation, and
a timely weapon against the misuse of science to justify bigotry.
How to Argue With a Racist : History, Science, Race and Reality - Adam Rutherford
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