Watson has been embroiled in controversy because of comments he made to a UK newspaper

James Watson said he was “inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa“ because 'all our social
policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours, whereas all the testing
says not really'. True or false in your opinion?

A.     Listen to the reactions to Watson’s comments.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CFJrdbzJd0     dobrý úvod, Watson nesrozumitelný
http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podshows/1991709     audio – Science weekly



B.     Answer the following questions. First put down what you know, then listen and/or read the
text to complete the answers.



                                              I KNOW


                                           I HAVE LEARNT



http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biology/7-012Fall-2004/VideoLectures/


Francis Galton






Eugenics






Charles Davenport








IQ tests first instituted (why when)





H.H.Goddard







Eugenics record office (when, how long)




Race betterment association




Immigration Act (when passed, why)




What stopped eugenics movement?





Genetic determinism

now and then













                    http://www.pbs.org/fmc/lessons/pdf/lesson3handout1.pdf

Franz Boas





Alpha and Beta tests







Eugenicists











Anthropologists
















http://www.genome.gov/25019961

Is there more genetic variation within populations than between populations ?