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#534 - Dr Stuart Ritchie - Why Is Behavioural Genetics Such A Hated Science?
Modern Wisdom
Why Behavioral Genetics Is So Dislikeable
Stuart Ritchie is a professor of behavioral genetics at King's College London. He says there are many misconceptions about the link between genetic and behavioral traits. People make assumptions, such as that they're unchangeable or can't be changed in the future, he says. Even communist regimes may have had an impact on heritability for some traits like educational attainment before and after communism.
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