Do We Care About the Quality of Outcomes?

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i don't think that our conversation about a quality should be only focused on wealth. There is a point in which inequality of monitory resources, of wealth, does corrode significantly the quality of life for large numbers of people who don't have have wealth em. I guess maybe socially, we don't want any group differences because historically that's usually meant some opportunities that were not available for racial or race store misogenous reasons. The question that keeps going in my head is, which outcomes are we talking about?

In recent years, scientists have shown that DNA makes us different, in our personalities and in our health — and in ways that matter for educational and economic success in our current society.

Michael speaks with University of Texas (Austin) professor of clinical psychology and Director of the Developmental Behavior Genetics Lab, Kathryn Paige Harden, about her book, The Genetic Lottery. Harden introduces us to the latest genetic science, dismantling dangerous ideas about racial superiority and challenging us to grapple with what equality really means in a world where people are born different. Weaving together personal stories with scientific evidence, Harden shows why our refusal to recognize the power of DNA perpetuates the myth of meritocracy, and argues that we must acknowledge the role of genetic luck if we are ever to create a fair society.

Reclaiming genetic science from the legacy of eugenics, this groundbreaking book offers a bold new vision of society where everyone thrives, regardless of how one fares in the genetic lottery.