A review by lilichin
Superior: The Return of Race Science by Angela Saini

5.0

Scientific language is implicit with racist ideas that we take for granted without questioning where these ideas come from and how they become more normalized over time - from the Darwinian era to the present day shock-and-awe over what our genes can tell us. This book is brilliant and should be read by everyone! It's a fascinating as well as disturbing investigation into how "culture" creates and locks into place race categories and "genetic identity" as accepted biological realities. So much food for thought here. (Note that Superior is also endorsed by the great Ed Yong)