The Effect of Behavior Genetics on Social Development

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So much of developmental psychology proceeds under the assumption that how children act has no effect on parents. It's only the other way around. So, suppose it's true that spank kids grow up to be aggressive adults. Well, maybe violence is in the genes. Maybe as, as the traditional view would be spanking makes your kid mean. But maybe you're more likely to spank boisterous and aggressive kids. Right. This isn't all hypothetical. By the way. Max is like writing for the national review. You're gonna have to believe that. I'm the nation with a robot voice. And also, because class matters, like, that's not my contrast class.

As parents we like to think we have an impact on our children - their future, their happiness, the kinds of people they turn out to be. But are we deluded? Dave and Tamler are joined by empathy's kryponite, the great Paul Bloom, to talk about Judith Rich Harris's view that parents matter a lot less than you might think (while genes and peer groups matter a lot more than you might think) .

Plus, what the connection between art and morality? Should we support "cancel culture"? Is it wrong to play Michael Jackson's P.Y.T. (spell it out) on the radio? What about the Jackson 5? And what about art that is itself immoral? You're not gonna believe this but Louis CK gets mentioned.

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Special Guest: Paul Bloom.

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