Biological Race Is a Myth (w/ Agustín Fuentes)

Princeton University Anthropology Professor Agustín Fuentes explains why race is a social construct — as in, biological race isn’t real. Then, learn how plants pass down “bad” memories to their offspring through epigenetics.Additional resources from Agustín Fuentes:Pick up "Why We Believe: Evolution and the Human Way of Being" from Amazon: https://amzn.to/361ug6jPick up "The Creative Spark: How Imagination Made Humans Exceptional" from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3qNgWdIAgustín Fuentes's website: https://afuentes.com/Agustín Fuentes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnthrofuentesPlants pass down "bad" memories to their offspring, which can inhibit growth by Grant CurrinChemical memory in plants affects chances of offspring survival. (2020). Warwick.Ac.Uk. https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/chemical_memory_inAntunez-Sanchez, J., et. al. (2020, October 27). A new role for histone demethylases in the maintenance of plant genome integrity. ELife; eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd. https://elifesciences.org/articles/58533Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/biological-race-is-a-myth-w-agustin-fuentes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.