• Episode 143: Robert Plomin - The Power of Genes in Human Nature

  • Feb 21 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
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Episode 143: Robert Plomin - The Power of Genes in Human Nature

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  • Robert Plomin is a British-American scientist, a psychologist and behavioral geneticist, and the author of the bestselling book, Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are.

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    (00:00) Intro

    (01:00) The history of nature vs nurture debate

    (15:40) "All parents are nurture-ists - until their second child."

    (18:54) Identical twin studies

    (39:16) Lessons from the film "Three Identical Strangers"

    (41:20) How much influence do parents have on their kids?

    (58:40) Genes and psychology

    (01:10:55) A better model for psychology

    (01:16:35) How should society look, based on the truth and power of genes?

    (01:27:03) Nucleus genomics in NYC for polygenic information
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