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479. The Economist’s Guide to Parenting: 10 Years Later

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The Power of Nature Versus Nurturing

The power of nature versus nurture is not a simple thing to sort out. The data say that it doesn't matter much, says economist Bryan Caplin. One possibility is maybe what you really need to do to make a big differece in your kids lives is just to multiply your effort manyfold. I asked justin wolfer's, father of matilda, for his take on the power of nature and nurture. We adore 12 year old matilda, i know. So we could pat ourselves on the back or we could pepe genetically programmed to adore our offspring. It seems pretty likely one of those would be us.

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