Episode 16 - Ancestry
Who was Henrietta Lacks? Are DNA tests the new astrology? What’s really happening with all the data genealogy companies are gathering? And why are they so popular? A lot of debunked “science” from the 1800s about our faces and our families is being treated as though this time it could be right, rather than racist, because “the tech is better.” We discuss the facial recognition ‘gaydar’ study aka 21st century physiognomy, forensic genetics, and the scammers claiming your genes can predict income.
References
How one woman’s immoral cells saved millions of lives, Gina Dimuro
AI gaydar study gets another look, Colleen Flaherty
Researchers want to link genes and income, Megan Molteni
Tenants Outraged Over New York Landlord's Plan To Install Facial Recognition Technology
Twitter thread of Ancestry.com whitewashing slavery @AdamHDomby
What the golden state killer tells us about forensic genetics, Megan Molteni
Exclusive: How Elizabeth Holmes’s House of Cards Came Tumbling Down (The story of Thanatos), Nick Bilton
Bad Blood Review: The Biggest Scam in Silicon Valley, Kevin Nguyen
Immigration Agents Taking DNA Samples from Separated Children
An Act of Genocide: Canada’s Coerced Sterilization of First Nations Women, Courtney Park
Why the Myers-Briggs test is totally meaningless, Joseph Stromberg and Estelle Caswell
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