Thackray Insights Late: Unnatural Selection

Name: Thackray Insights Late: Unnatural Selection
Start: 2025-01-23T19:30:00+00:00
Location: Beckett Street, LS9 7LN Leeds, United Kingdom

Schedule

Thu Jan 23 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Beckett Street, LS9 7LN Leeds, United Kingdom | Leeds, EN

Taking place across our Autumn/Winter season, Thackray Insights invites you to delve deep into eye opening topics and explore the unheard stories of medicine.
In the Victorian era, in the shadow of Darwin’s ideas about evolution, a controversial new idea began to grow in the clubs, salons and offices of the powerful. Enjoying huge popular support for over 60 years, the legacy of eugenics persists in our language and literature, from the words ‘moron’ and ‘imbecile’ to the themes of some of our greatest works of culture.
Join us as we explore how popular narratives around science have been used to separate and control us and how this powerful legacy still shapes us today.
This is a Thackray Insights Late – expect a lighter, after dark version of our long running series with chance to explore the museum after hours.

About the Speakers:
Dr Adam Rutherford is a scientist, writer and broadcaster. He has written and presented award-winning series for the BBC, including Radio 4’s Inside Science and The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry with Dr Hannah Fry. His books include the Sunday Times bestselling How to Argue With a Racist.
Prof. Gregory Radick is an award winning historian of science and Professor of History and Philosophy of Science (University of Leeds). He regularly contributes to the Times Literary Supplement and has appeared on BBC Radio 4’s /n Our Time
Interested in attending multiple events in the season? Add three or more Insights events into your basket for a 20% discount on your overall purchase at checkout.
We also offer a select number of free Insights tickets for students studying A-Level or above – email [email protected] to find out more.