Investments in Early Childhood Education Pay Off

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i think it's clear that education works. We have some really great examples of improving education and investing in children in ways that improve their whole lives. The lesson of genetics is not that the environment doesn't matter. It's ta, figuring out which environment matters is more difficult than it might first appear. i think what we should be talking about is how do we make the day to day research that researchers are already doing to try to figure out which environment matter forgets lives? How make that research better? I think that's the most em the most shovel ready a high value implementation of genetics right now,.

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.