ETH201H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: William Shockley, Sub-Saharan Africa, Printed Circuit Board
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Eth201 lecture 6: won the nobel prize in 1956 for icoinventing the electrical transistor. Researchers who produced these do not claim that racism is real: state that these are genetically distinct human subpopulations. If you look at this grouping, it cuts across populations: significant genetic variation within africa, 3-4 genetic varieties, as you get more immigration, you might consider that some genetic differences are going to fade away. No evidence or reason to think that skin colour is genetically linked to intelligence or other such traits. Idea that this only happens to people with african heritage; and then there are other examples; complications of diabetes etc. Insurance perspective: whether to give health insurance to a black vs white man, charging higher premiums bc medical risks may be higher. Is it appropriate to intervene in different ways and advise an american.
