In 1883 a British biologist named Francis Galton combined the roots of the Greek words for "good" and "origin" to create the term "eugenics" for an applied science based on genetics and breeding.

In these pages, we are often confronted with the horrors of gene defects, although advances that may help attenuate their effects encourage us. We argue that it is undesirable to attempt to ...

NEW YORK, NY – The origins of the “Three Strikes Laws” can be traced to the early 1900s eugenics movement, according to a ...

Eugenics is in a somewhat unfortunate position in that, through a little misrepresentation, it may easily be made to appear in an unfavorable light. Pearson tells us that Francis Galton ...

Bell, the state could—and should—”prevent those who are manifestly unfit from continuing their kind.” Forced sterilization, ...

The eugenics movement of the early 1900s ultimately went horribly wrong despite its noble aims. What can we learn from this movement's outcomes in order to avoid the repetition of these mistakes?

This timeline traces eugenics and eugenicists' ascent, decline, and revival from the late 19th century through to the present ...

Photo: This family was awarded Honorable Mention, Large Family Class, as part of a eugenics exhibit at a Kansas fair in 1923. The term eugenics comes from the Greek roots for "good" and ...

From Vice President JD Vance to SpaceX/Tesla/X.com CEO Elon Musk, natalism is a high priority for the MAGA movement. Vance ...

Former SpaceX employee and Inheritance AI founder Vincent Peters sheds light on working for Elon Musk and gives his take on ...