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Why Not Just Rename the “Hitler Beetle”? - The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

Why Not Just Rename the “Hitler Beetle”? - The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

Update: 2025-11-04
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Taxonomy has a sadly ugly history of naming species after despicable people—even Adolf Hitler. Given the controversy these names generate, there have been many calls to drop them. But taxonomists have so far resisted most of these efforts, for reasons both good and bad...


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Why Not Just Rename the “Hitler Beetle”? - The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

Why Not Just Rename the “Hitler Beetle”? - The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean