From f1842a4082de54cbadefe90d3dd91f580d56ea2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: colin_f_gergaghty Eugenic Beginnings and Galton's Legacy
The "Eugenics Tree" serves as a powerful reminder. While statistical methods are not inherently harmful, their application carries significant risks. When used uncritically, they can reinforce biases, erase individuality, and perpetuate systems of exclusion. Galton’s legacy highlights both the potential and the peril of these tools, urging us to scrutinize how and why we use them.
- The following pages critically examine these methods, illustrating how their application in grouping people distorts science’s aims and reinforces harmful categorizations. Continue reading: Magnetic Regression. + The following pages critically examine these methods, illustrating how their application in grouping people distorts science’s aims and reinforces harmful categorizations. Continue reading: Magnetic Regression.