The Gerd Taylors, the White Supremis Leader

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I wrote it despite knowing that it was going to be controversial, and despite getting a lot of blow back from my callings for it. I do think it's really, really important. And although blue print includes nothing about race, the applications for racial justice are just as colossal. When i say they, i mean the gerd taylors out of the world. This is uplift artists liafter like that. That's good. You let me correct myself on that, when i said conservatives, miclim one that most conservatives are more liberal than liberals were in the 19 fifties on these kinds of issues.

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.