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Episode 16 - Ancestry

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Content provided by The Intersection of Things, Discussions on how technology impacts social issues, and With an intersectional feminist twist.. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by The Intersection of Things, Discussions on how technology impacts social issues, and With an intersectional feminist twist. or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Who was Henrietta Lacks? Are DNA tests the new astrology? What’s really happening with all the data genealogy companies are gathering? And why are they so popular? A lot of debunked “science” from the 1800s about our faces and our families is being treated as though this time it could be right, rather than racist, because “the tech is better.” We discuss the facial recognition ‘gaydar’ study aka 21st century physiognomy, forensic genetics, and the scammers claiming your genes can predict income. Find the full footnotes at: www.theintersectionofthings.com/episodes/ep16-ancestry FIND US! Intersection of Things: @thingsintersect www.theintersectionofthings.com Ruth Coustick-Deal: @nesient Marianela Ramos Capelo: @undazedandsuch
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Content provided by The Intersection of Things, Discussions on how technology impacts social issues, and With an intersectional feminist twist.. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by The Intersection of Things, Discussions on how technology impacts social issues, and With an intersectional feminist twist. or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Who was Henrietta Lacks? Are DNA tests the new astrology? What’s really happening with all the data genealogy companies are gathering? And why are they so popular? A lot of debunked “science” from the 1800s about our faces and our families is being treated as though this time it could be right, rather than racist, because “the tech is better.” We discuss the facial recognition ‘gaydar’ study aka 21st century physiognomy, forensic genetics, and the scammers claiming your genes can predict income. Find the full footnotes at: www.theintersectionofthings.com/episodes/ep16-ancestry FIND US! Intersection of Things: @thingsintersect www.theintersectionofthings.com Ruth Coustick-Deal: @nesient Marianela Ramos Capelo: @undazedandsuch
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