The Michael Shermer Show

216. Kathryn Paige Harden — The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality

Oct 9, 2021
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 5min
2
How Genetics Influences Your Personality?
05:27 • 3min
3
The Relative Influence of Jean
08:21 • 2min
4
Are You a Democrat?
09:52 • 2min
5
The Search for the Psychometric Left
12:22 • 2min
6
The Psychometric Left Is the Most Important Difference Between Races
14:03 • 4min
7
The Laws of Behavior Genetics and What They Mean
17:47 • 3min
8
Do You Have a Personality Trait of Neuroticism?
20:39 • 2min
9
Relationships
22:43 • 2min
10
Do You Think There's a Gender Difference?
24:28 • 6min
11
I Don't Want to Work 80 Hours a Week
30:07 • 3min
12
How Can We Make the Experiences of Labor and Education More Broadly Accessible?
32:40 • 3min
13
How to Get More People Through College
35:20 • 2min
14
Are Head Star Programs Working?
37:31 • 2min
15
Investments in Early Childhood Education Pay Off
39:43 • 4min
16
Head Start
43:57 • 5min
17
Do We Need Better Physical Environments for Kids?
48:43 • 4min
18
The Problem Social Scientists Have Is You Got a Box to Tick?
52:55 • 1min
19
Is It a Good Idea to Predict the Future?
54:25 • 2min
20
Is There a Genetic Variant That Shapes Who We Are?
55:58 • 2min
21
How Similar Identical Twins Are for Some Life Outcomes
58:24 • 2min
22
Genetic Programming and the Genewide Association Study
01:00:00 • 2min
23
Genetic Variants - What Are the Correlations?
01:01:48 • 3min
24
Is Family Income a Causal Vector?
01:04:46 • 2min
25
Is There a Race Difference in Apologetic Scores?
01:06:20 • 2min
26
Is the Government's Business?
01:08:11 • 2min
27
Having a New Mam in the Netherlands
01:10:20 • 2min
28
Is There a Fear That Genetics Will Be Misappropriated?
01:12:11 • 3min
29
The Gerd Taylors, the White Supremis Leader
01:15:04 • 2min
30
Genetics Is Not Destiny, I Don't Want to Be in That Vulnerable Spot
01:16:38 • 3min
31
I Want Equal Opportunity for Any Qualities
01:20:02 • 4min
32
Do We Care About the Quality of Outcomes?
01:23:49 • 2min
33
The Inequality of LifeSpan
01:26:05 • 1min
34
What Is a Social Solution to Long Term Problems?
01:27:33 • 4min
35
The Legacy of Raceism in America Is So Clear
01:31:29 • 4min
36
Aren't We All Apathetic to Our Own Choices?
01:35:04 • 2min
37
Genetic Causes and Raceism in America
01:36:56 • 2min
38
Gay Marriage
01:38:33 • 3min
39
The Differences Are Genetic
01:41:23 • 2min
40
Genetics and Epigenetics Are Not Competing
01:43:13 • 2min
41
What's Next on Your Plate, Your Research Writing Plate?
01:45:03 • 2min