209: The Science of Race (with Jamp)

After 4 years of Sci Guys we’re tackling our biggest topic yet! This week we’re asking whether race exist biologically or is it just a social construct? So strap in & get ready for decades of nonsense to be debunked!

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References & Further Reading
Race & Ethnicity Basics
https://www.britannica.com/topic/race-human
https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Race
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/race-ethnicity

History of Race
https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2005-00117-003.pdf?auth_token=699db5b1de2c85afbddc7ac7066bc2424224ef56

Scientific Racism
https://library.harvard.edu/confronting-anti-black-racism/scientific-racism
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/07/10/416496218/is-race-science-making-a-comeback
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/disturbing-resilience-scientific-racism-180972243/
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02244-w

Species & Taxonomy
https://www.nature.com/scitable/definition/species-312/#:~:text=A%20biological%20species%20is%20a,nature%20and%20produce%20fertile%20offspring.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomic_rank#/media/File:Taxonomic_Rank_Graph.svg
https://www.britannica.com/animal/dog/Related-canids
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Neanderthal/Neanderthal-classification


Race & Genetics
https://www.nature.com/articles/ng1435
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8604262/
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/reich-genetics-racism/558818/
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/race-is-real-but-its-not-genetic
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aac4951?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed
https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/genetic/people-bananas-share-dna.htm#:~:text=About%2060%20percent%20of%20our,the%20banana%2C%22%20Brody%20adds.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4037248/


Race as a Social Construct
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/race-is-a-social-construct-scientists-argue/
https://www.pbs.org/race/000_About/002_04-background-01-07.htm
https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100515181;jsessionid=7230B73AAF4E7C31C72AF1CA7E2DE2E7

Race in Research
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3808769/

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