Kathryn Paige Harden || Genetic Inequality, IQ, and Education

<p>Today it’s great to have Paige Harden on the podcast. Dr. Harden is a professor of clinical psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, where is the director of the Developmental Behavior Genetics lab and co-director of the Texas Twin Project. Her new book is called The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Topics</strong></p> <p>· Heritability does not imply determinism</p> <p>· What is the value of the heritability coefficient?</p> <p>· Nature and nurture are always intertwined</p> <p>· Genes, giftedness, and responsibility</p> <p>· Separating individual differences from hierarchy</p> <p>· Genetics as a tool for social policy</p> <p>· Can we systematically improve general intelligence?</p> <p>· Prioritizing self-actualization in education</p> <p>· Group differences data, racism, inequality</p> <p>· Anti-eugenics and the great synthesis</p> <p>· Polygenic scores: evaluations, correlations, and applications</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support</a>