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English men of science: their nature and nurture
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In 1874 he published a new book, English Men of Science: Their Nature and Nurture.
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So he uh was the half cousin of Charles Darwin and he had a book called English men of science um kind of sounds like Real Men of Genius.
And he had a book called English men of science um kind of sounds like Real Men of Genius I was gonna say it was adapted into a series of Bud Light commercials lately yeah that's what it seems like uh colon of course their nature and nurture in which he he basically was kind of keen to investigate the.
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Sir Francis Galton published English men of science: their nature and nurture in 1874 to investigate the intellectual origins, backgrounds, and traits of British scientists. On Behind the Bastards, Robert Evans discussed this 1874 work to illustrate how Galton investigated the concept of nature versus nurture through members of the scientific community. Similarly, on Stuff You Should Know, the host mentioned that Galton was a half-cousin of Charles Darwin and noted that his book examined the origins of genius by studying members of the Royal Society. Josh Clark also brought up Galton's publication on Stuff You Should Know to further explore Galton's early nineteenth-century research into genius and birth order. The speakers highlighted how Galton sought to understand whether hereditary factors or environmental influences shaped scientific achievement, tying his inquiries back to his broader, controversial investigations into human heredity and eugenics. Through these podcast discussions, the book serves as a historical window into Victorian scientific thought, highlighting early systematic attempts to categorize human intellect, capability, and social standing based on familial lineage and background, long before modern genetic mapping and sociological frameworks fully emerged to reshape the ongoing debate.
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Josh Clark and he had a book called English men of science um kind of sounds like Real Men of Genius I was gonna say i… 1
“and he had a book called English men of science um kind of sounds like Real Men of Genius I was gonna say it was adapted into a series of Bud Light commercials lately yeah that's what it seems like uh colon of course their nature and nurture in which he he basically was kind of keen to investigate the”
Robert Evans In 1874 he published a new book, English Men of Science: Their Nature and Nurture. 1
“In 1874 he published a new book, English Men of Science: Their Nature and Nurture.”
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“so he uh was the half cousin of Charles Darwin and he had a book called English men of science um kind of sounds like Real Men of Genius”
