“However, later in life, he also drew widespread condemnation for racist remarks.
“His remarks on race and IQ in 2008 led the CSHL Board of Trustees to remove him from all administrative roles and his appointment as a CSHL Trustee,” Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory wrote. “When he made similar statements in 2020, the board revoked his Emeritus status and severed all connections with him.”
I always am amused when folks around here calls someone a “stupid racist”.
Obviously a lot of very intelligent folks throughout history were racists.
Mr. Watson was one of them.
He was correct on his statements of IQ and race.