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The History of Bad Ideas: Taxonomy
Manage episode 417244762 series 3469425
For the latest episode in our series about the hold of bad ideas, we welcome back the geneticist Adam Rutherford to talk about Linnaean taxonomy, a seemingly innocuous scheme of classification that has had deeply pernicious consequences. From scientific racism to social stratification to search engine optimisation, taxonomy gets everywhere. Can we escape its grip?
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Next time on The History of Bad Ideas: Helen Lewis on women against the enfranchisement of women.
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88 episodes
Manage episode 417244762 series 3469425
For the latest episode in our series about the hold of bad ideas, we welcome back the geneticist Adam Rutherford to talk about Linnaean taxonomy, a seemingly innocuous scheme of classification that has had deeply pernicious consequences. From scientific racism to social stratification to search engine optimisation, taxonomy gets everywhere. Can we escape its grip?
Sign up now to PPF+ to get ad-free listening and bonus episodes to accompany every series. Coming soon: two bonus bad ideas just for PPF+ subscribers www.ppfideas.com
Next time on The History of Bad Ideas: Helen Lewis on women against the enfranchisement of women.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
88 episodes
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