{"product_id":"how-to-argue-with-a-racist-what-our-genes-do-and-dont-say-about-human-difference-9781615198306","title":"How to Argue with a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say about Human Difference","description":"\u003ci\u003eRace is not a biological reality.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRacism thrives on our not knowing this.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In fact, racist pseudoscience has become so commonplace that it can be hard to spot. But its toxic effects on society are plain to see: rising nationalism, simmering hatred, lost lives, and divisive discourse. Since cutting-edge genetics are difficult to grasp--and all too easy to distort--even well-intentioned people repeat stereotypes based on \"science.\" But the real science tells a different story: The more researchers learn about who we are and where we come from, the clearer it becomes that our racial divides have nothing to do with observable genetic differences. The bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived\u003c\/i\u003e explains in this explosive, essential guide to the DNA we all share.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRutherford, Adam:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAdam Rutherford\u003c\/b\u003e is a geneticist, science writer, and broadcaster. He studied genetics at University College London, and during his PhD on the developing eye, he was part of a team that identified the first known genetic cause of a form of childhood blindness. As well as writing for the science pages of \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, he has written and presented many award-winning series and programs for the BBC, including the flagship weekly Radio 4 program \u003ci\u003eInside Science, The Cell\u003c\/i\u003e for BBC Four, and \u003ci\u003ePlaying God\u003c\/i\u003e (on the rise of synthetic biology) for the leading science series \u003ci\u003eHorizon\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Argue With a Racist, \u003c\/i\u003e an incisive guide to what modern genetics can and can't tell us about human difference; \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Humans, \u003c\/i\u003e a new evolutionary history that explores the profound paradox of the \"human animal\"; \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived, \u003c\/i\u003e finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in nonfiction; and \u003ci\u003eCreation, \u003c\/i\u003e on the origin of life and synthetic biology, which was short-listed for the Wellcome Book Prize.","brand":"Experiment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50651442381074,"sku":"9781615198306","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7bf97c25-1576-4389-8a12-aabec761150c.jpg?v=1733300648","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-argue-with-a-racist-what-our-genes-do-and-dont-say-about-human-difference-9781615198306","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}