• Episode 121: Robert Plomin - How Genes Shape Who You Are

  • Sep 20 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
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Episode 121: Robert Plomin - How Genes Shape Who You Are

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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

    (00:53) The power of DNA in making us who we are

    (03:40) Debunking the nurture-focused perspective

    (10:40) Robert's views on his own genetic predisposition to weight gain

    (22:59) How personalized, low-cost DNA sequencing will effect people's lives

    (30:21) Clarity around genetic risk will improve with time

    (31:49) The probabilistic, nuanced truth of genetic influence

    (38:20) Clarifying randomness and the nurture aspect of who we are

    (43:57) Identical twins

    (49:36) Quotes from "Blueprint"

    (58:41) A quote about child rearing from Tig Notaro

    (01:02:00) How genetic truths can make people more compassionate

    (01:04:52) Merging evolution and psychology

    (01:15:23) How should society evolve and improve because of these truths?

    (01:18:23) B.F. Skinner and the power of nature in the extremes
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