The Complexities of Genetics and Categorizations

The speaker explores the concept of genius, biases in the first book about hereditary genius, and the intertwining of race, ableism, and classism in the 19th century. They delve into the foundation of biology, racial classification system, and the hierarchy of categorizations during that time. They discuss the study of genetics, the limitations of using phenotype for categorization, and the misleading concept of eye color genetics.