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SUMMARY:Robert Proctor: &quot\;Why did Big Tobacco love (and fund) eugenic
 ists like RA Fisher?&quot\; - Robert Proctor\, Professor of History and\, 
 by courtesy\, of Medicine Department of History\, Stanford University
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CONTACT:Matt McGeehan
DESCRIPTION:In 1957\, Sir Ronald ridiculed the idea of cigarettes causing 
 cancer as “a catastrophic and conspicuous howler.” Cigarette makers lo
 ved his “itch in the lung hypothesis\,” the idea that cancer gives its
  victims an “itch” that only smoking can scratch\, confounding cause a
 nd effect.  Fisher became a recruiter for the industry\, and Big Nicotine 
 ended up funding thousands of scholars\, including at least 25 who went on
  to win the Nobel Prize.  Here we explore the scope of this deadly collabo
 ration\, focusing on why eugenicists were so willing to shill for the indu
 stry.  \n\nFor further information and to register\, please visit: https:/
 /www.cai.cam.ac.uk/discover/fisher-21st-century\n\nTo go straight to the r
 egistration\, visit: https://openingdoors.eventsair.com/fisherconference/r
 egformvirt
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