What is Scientific Racism?

The video explores the history and persistence of scientific racism, tracing its roots from classical thinkers to the Enlightenment and Victorian eras. It discusses how pseudoscience was used to justify racism, slavery, and colonialism. The video also covers the misuse of Darwinism, the eugenics movement, and the post-WWII reassessment of race science. It concludes by explaining race as a social construct and the importance of examining assumptions to understand ourselves and others.

How did the understanding of human genetic diversity change after the Second World War?

What are the implications of the statement 'race is the social categories we have built around these small morphological differences'?

What is meant by the term 'social construct' in the context of race?

Identify and explain the modern authors who continue to promote scientific racism.