Exploring the contrasting perspectives of William Bateson and Raphael Weldon on genetic causality, highlighting the debate between genetics as the primary influence versus the complex interplay between genetics and the environment.
Guests:
- David Krakauer, President and William H. Miller Professor of Complex Systems at the Santa Fe Institute
- Sean Carroll, External Professor and Fractal Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute, Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University
Hosts: Abha Eli Phoboo & Chris Kempes
Producer: Katherine Moncure
Podcast theme music by: Mitch Mignano
Additional sound credits: Digifishmusic, Trundlefly, Greenvwbeetle, Miksmusic, Brewlabboffin
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SFI programs: Education
Complexity Explorer:
Books:
- Disputed Inheritance: The Battle over Mendel and the Future of Biology by Gregory Radick
- Quanta and Fields: The Biggest Ideas in the Universe by Sean Carroll
- Worlds Hidden in Plain Sight: The Evolving Idea of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute, 1984-2019 Edited by David Krakauer
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