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#534 - Dr Stuart Ritchie - Why Is Behavioural Genetics Such A Hated Science?

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How Can You Be Effectively Sceptical Without Losing Your Faith?

"How do you question the consensus without losing your mind and becoming a conspiracy theorist?" "I think this is a really difficult task because the incentives are so strong," he says. There's probably a good checklist that can be written for how you should read papers, but even then, you can't be an expert in every single area." He urges people to take a look at the Science Media Center website if they see a controversial study.

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