**Eugenics is back: why an ideology which resulted in the murder of millions is resurging in the 21st century** **This is a joint event with Central London Humanists. The talk starts at 7.00 PM, please join us from 6:30 PM.** **Eugenics…** is often considered a relic of the past. It is a political, pseudo-scientific ideology based on the belief that some people are inherently superior and of value to society, whereas others are inferior and of little value. It was popular in the early 20th century, but appeared to fall out of favour after the Second World War because of the atrocities the Nazi regime committed in the name of eugenics. **In the 21st century…** eugenics ideology is re-surging as it becomes acceptable again to promote beliefs about the inherent superiority or inferiority of different groups of people. Our speaker will be Professor Rebecca Sear. Her talk will partly focus on controversial English psychologist Richard Lynn, a self-described "scientific racist", who advocated for a genetic relationship between race and intelligence. As well as how his fraudulent and discredited work has been influential in the recent rise of the far-right. **Event schedule** Join us to socialise from 6:30 PM. The talk starts at **7 PM** We will pause for a break at 7:45 PM We will resume for Q&A at 8 PM Event finishes at 8:30 PM Bio: Professor Rebecca Sear is Director of the Centre for Culture and Evolution at Brunel University London, with a background in interdisciplinary research in demography, anthropology and the evolutionary behavioural sciences. Her research has focused on family and fertility, until a recent turn towards understanding the resurgence of scientific racism and eugenics. **Post event social** Following our in-person talks at the Old Diorama Arts Centre, we usually get together at a local pub for a post event social. So from 8:30 PM we will be going to the Queen's Head and Artichoke pub, 32 Albany St, London NW1 4EA. **Payment** We ask for a **£5 donat

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