The Politics of DNA

All science is political. In this talk, Dr Adam Rutherford will be exploring how the abuses in his own fields of evolution and genetics - by politicians, ideologues and by scientists themselves - were central to the most heinous crimes of modern history. Adam will be arguing that scientists must know their own histories, and how Darwin's phrase 'ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge' should be a mantra for our times.

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Speakers

Dr Adam Rutherford; winner of the 2021 Royal Society David Attenborough Award.

Location

The Royal Society 6-9 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AG

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