Trickle Down Episode 2: Bad Seed (Part 2) Sample

Published: April 23, 2022, 2:33 a.m.

b"Henry Herbert Goddard\\u2019s work studying the supposedly degenerate \\u201cKallikak\\u201d family made him world famous. In the words of a teacher at the Vineland Training Center, it also made Emma Wolverton, aka Deborah Kallikak, the \\u201cWorld\\u2019s Best Known Moron.\\u201d But the acclaim Goddard achieved for his work faded as psychologists discovered fatal flaws with his research. However, before Goddard\\u2019s work was dismissed as worthless by the scientific community is was cited as justification for eugenic programs both at home and in Nazi Germany.\\n\\nThis is a 10-part series brought to you by the QAA podcast. To get access to all upcoming episodes of Trickle Down as well as a new premium QAA episode every week, go sign up for $5 a month at patreon.com/qanonanonymous\\n\\nWritten by Travis View. Theme by Nick Sena (https://nicksenamusic.com). Additional music by Pontus Berghe and Nick Sena. Editing by Corey Klotz.\\n\\nREFERENCES:\\n\\nCarlson, Axel Elof ( 2001) The Unfit: A History of a Bad Idea\\n\\nCohen, Adam (2016) Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck\\n\\nSmith, David J. and Wehmeyer, Michael L. (2012) Good Blood, Bad Blood. Science, Nature, and the Myth of the Kallikaks.\\n\\nSmith, David J. and Wehmeyer, Michael L. (2012) Who Was Deborah Kallikak?\\nhttps://meridian.allenpress.com/idd/article/50/2/169/14846/Who-Was-Deborah-Kallikak\\n\\nSmith, David J. (1985) Minds Made Feeble: The Myth and the Legacy of the Kallikaks\\n\\nZenderland, L. (1998). Measuring minds: Henry Herbert Goddard and the origins of American intelligence testing.\\n\\nZimmer, Carl (2018) She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity"