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#211 — The Nature of Human Nature

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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The Roll of Chance and Genetics, a New Kind of Spin on Chance

behavior genetics is the study of how d and a make us who we are. Ma, i think one of th things i hope we get to talk about i've heard on several of your podcast is about the roll of chance and genetics. I'm sure we'll talk genetic influences on environment and developmental changes. And then along came the d and a revolution, and that's what's really changed everything. But before we get into the data and and your argument, maybe you can summarize your background a little but how did you get into this work?...

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