In conversation
Angela Saini in conversation with Colin Grant
Angela’s Saini’s book, Superior: The Return of Race Science, though celebrated by figures such as the evolutionary biologist, Richard Dawkins, also attracted racist social media trolls. Saini talks to Colin Grant about the timeliness of her book and the evolution of her writing with a social conscience.
19th January, 2022
'When it comes to understanding who we are, how much is that hampered by the fact that the people telling us what and who we are, are affected by their politics?'
Angela Saini
Angela Saini is an author and science writer who has been inspired by India's left-leaning investigative journalists.
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