Dubious Moments in Genetics
James Watson stupidly questions the intelligence of Africans, gets kicked out of England for hate speech. (2007) |
Dubious Moments in Genetics
James Watson promotes the Human Genome Project: “We used to think our fate was in the stars. Now we know, in large measure, our fate is in our genes.” (1989) |
In his autobiography, Naturalist, E. O. Wilson refers to Watson as “the Caligula of biology”. A modern instance of the Harry Laughlin question. |