
Policy & Ethics
Race and the Science of Starvation
A century ago, “experts” argued that extreme carnivory was a hallmark of racial superiority
Josh Berson is an independent social scientist. He has held research appointments at the Berggruen Institute and the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, among other places. He is the author of The Meat Question, from which this article is adapted.
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