# Eugenics

> Pseudoscience advocating practices such as selective breeding and compulsory sterilization of humans to improve the human species. A literal translation of the word itself is "good birth" ("eu-" = "good," "genos" = "birth"), which gives it a positive feel. The Korean translation, 우생학, likewise uses 優 ("superior") and 生 ("birth"), suggesting "superior birth."

<Pseudoscience> advocating practices such as <selective breeding> and <compulsory sterilization> of humans to improve <the human species>. A literal translation of the word itself is "good birth" ("eu-" = "good," "genos" = "birth"), which gives it a positive feel. The Korean translation, 우생학, likewise uses 優 ("superior") and 生 ("birth"), suggesting "superior birth."

## Articles

- <2020-10-27> - [How Eugenics Shaped Statistics](https://nautil.us/how-eugenics-shaped-statistics-238014/)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics
- https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/eugenics/

## See also

- <British Eugenics Society>
- [Transhumanism and Eugenics](https://wiki.g15e.com/en/pages/Transhumanism%20and%20eugenics.txt)
- <Liberal Eugenics>