Episode 16: Correlation is Not a Conclusion (Interview with Professor Eric Turkheimer)

In this episode I chat with Professor Eric Turkheimer at the University of Virginia about why the fact that "everything is heritable" doesn't actually mean very much; why the concept of "heritability" itself might just be the most misunderstood term in science; how the field of behavior genetics continues to struggle to disentangle its research priorities and methodological assumptions from the segregationist and eugenic ideologies that shaped its early development; and why humans have a “genetic essentialism” cognitive bias that primes us to oversimplify very complex realities of human nature. 

"Understanding the Nature-Nurture Debate" by Professor Turkheimer:  https://amzn.to/4l5Q6K0

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