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Visit http://www.brilliant.org/answerswithjoe to start learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Few scientists have caused more death and suffering than Trofim Lysenko. He was a Soviet botanist whose ideas around genetics (i.e., he didn’t believe in it) led to massive famines across multiple decades when Josef Stalin promoted his ideas across the country. And yet… He’s becoming popular again. Why? Let’s look at it. Want to support the channel? Here's how: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/answerswithjoe Channel Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join T-Shirts & Merch: http://www.answerswithjoe.com/store Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify 👉 https://spoti.fi/37iPGzF Apple Podcasts 👉 https://apple.co/3j94kfq Google Podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3qZCo1V Interested in getting a Tesla or going solar? Use my referral link and get discounts and perks: https://ts.la/joe74700 Follow me at all my places! Instagram: https://instagram.com/answerswithjoe TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/answerswithjoe Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/answerswithjoe LINKS LINKS LINKS https://www.biography.com/political-figures/joseph-stalin https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/joseph-stalin-national-hero-or-cold-blooded-murderer/zhv747h https://coub.com/view/focnl https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/intn.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_famine_of_1930%E2%80%931933 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_five-year_plan https://www.britannica.com/biography/Trofim-Lysenko https://ethos.lps.library.cmu.edu/article/id/560/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Trofim-Lysenko https://www.wbur.org/news/2017/04/07/cautionary-tale-politics-science-lysenko https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/when-the-soviet-union-chose-the-wrong-side-on-genetics-and-evolution-23179035/ https://www.britannica.com/science/Lamarckism https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/when-the-soviet-union-chose-the-wrong-side-on-genetics-and-evolution-23179035/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/12/trofim-lysenko-soviet-union-russia/548786 https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/what-is-gene.html https://everything-everywhere.com/trofim-lysenko-and-lysenkoism/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trofim_Lysenko https://clas.ucdenver.edu/nhdc/sites/default/files/attached-files/entry_443.pdf https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/12/trofim-lysenko-soviet-union-russia/548786 https://www.famousscientists.org/trofim-lysenko/?msclkid=13d588a2aaa811eca4cddcd8f66bce3a https://everything-everywhere.com/trofim-lysenko-and-lysenkoism/ https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(17)30949-1 https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/12/trofim-lysenko-soviet-union-russia/548786 https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(17)30949-1 https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/12/trofim-lysenko-soviet-union-russia/548786 https://www.the-scientist.com/foundations/stamping-out-science-1948-68665 TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro 1:50 - The Great Purge 4:38 - Trofim Lysenko 6:45 - Trofim's Beliefs 9:50 - The Beginning of the End of Lysenko 12:45 - Epigenetics 15:00 - Sponsor - Brilliant