Kathryn Paige Harden, author of “The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality” explains what scientists have learned about how our genes affect our educational success. Why is this research so controversial? And is it worth doing anyway? (October 15, 2021)
Links to things mentioned in the episode:
- Paige’s book, The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality
- Paige on Twitter: @kph3k
- Vox article in which Eric Turkheimer alludes to his disagreement with Paige, “There’s still no good reason to believe black-white IQ differences are due to genes” (June 17, 2017)
- New Yorker profile of Paige, “Can progressives be convinced that genetics matters?” (September 13, 2021)