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Episode 143: Robert Plomin - The Power of Genes in Human Nature
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- Keep Talking
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- Feb 21, 2025
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- 5409
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Summary
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 . ------------ Book Dan to do an interview or a meeting ------------ Keep Talking Substack Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media and all episodes ------------ Support via Venmo Support on Substack Support on Patreon ------------ (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