What Science Tells us about Race and Racism

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An evidence-based discussion of the controversial topic of race, as science sees it. Do races even exist, biologically? Adam Rutherford hosts a panel of experts, including Kenan Malik, Aoife McLysaght and Heidi Mirza.
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Heidi Mirza is Professor of Race, Faith & Culture at the Department of Sociology at Goldsmiths University. Her work focuses on gender, race, faith and culture using postcolonial and black feminist theoretical frameworks.

Kenan Malik is a writer, lecturer and broadcaster. His latest book is 'The Quest for a Moral Compass: A Global History of Ethics.' He also writes on his blog Pandaemonium, which welcomes debate from anyone.

Aoife McLysaght is a professor in the Molecular Evolution Lab at the Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin. She also spends a lot of time communicating her work to the public. Watch Aoife’s discourse:    • Copy number variation and the secret of li...   and short films:    • Chromosome (24) mtDNA - Lynn Margulis and ...  

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