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#353 - Robert Plomin - How Do Genes Influence Our Behaviour?
Modern Wisdom
Is Heritability an Index of Equality?
If heritability is an index of equality, does this mean that as we improve societal conditions, people will become more and more entrenched in their social positions? Have you thought about this? Yeah, it's sort of what we were saying before about genetic cast. I'm saying at a genetic level, parents, kids will have, on average, the kids will have a lower IQ than them. But there is evidence to suggest that parents are able to use their wealth to help the kids who ordinarily wouldn't have done so well.
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