The Dissenter #13 Matt McGue: MISTRA, Twin Studies, Gender Differences, Race and Ancestry
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Dr. Matt McGue is a behavior geneticist and Regents Professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota, where he co-directs the Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research. Dr. McGue has authored or co-authored and published over 375 articles in academic journals. His h-index according to Google Scholar is 103. Dr. McGue participated in one of the greatest scientific endeavors of all time, the MISTRA (Minnesota Study on Twins Reared Apart), alongside big names of this type of research, like Thomas Bouchard, Nancy Segal, Auke Tellegen and David Lykken. Here, we talk about Behavioral Genetics; MISTRA; the types of studies done in Human Behavioral Genetics; what the studies with twins and adoptees tell us about human nature; some of the most interesting finding from the MISTRA; responses to people who only care about socialization; gender differences; and the concept of race and ancestry in Behavioral Genetics, and its implications.
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O Dr. Matt McGue é um geneticista comportamental e Professor Regente de Psicologia da Universidade de Minnesota, onde ele é codiretor do Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research. O Dr. McGue é autor ou coautor de 375 artigos em jornais académicos. O seu h-index, de acordo com o Google Scholar, é 103. O Dr. McGue participou numa dos maiores feitos científicos de sempre, o MISTRA (Minnesota Study on Twins Reared Apart), ao lado de grandes nomes deste tipo de investigação, como Thomas Bouchard, Nancy Segal, Auke Tellegen e David Lykken. Aqui, falamos sobre Genética Comportamental; o MISTRA; os tipos de estudos que se fazem em Genética Comportamental Humana; o que é que os estudos com gémeos e adotados nos indicam acerca da natureza humana; alguns dos mais interessantes achados do MISTRA; respostas de pessoas que apenas querem saber de socialização; diferenças entre os géneros; o conceito de raça em Genética Comportamental, e as suas implicações.
Dr. McGue faculty page: https://cnbd.umn.edu/bio/cnbd-faculty-staff/matthew-mcgue
Dr. McGue’s MOOC on Introduction to Human Behavioral Genetics: https://www.coursera.org/learn/behavioralgenetics
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