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What Twins Separated At Birth Teach Us About Human Genetics - Nancy Segal

Chris Williamson

Nancy Segal, a developmental psychologist and twin herself, explores how twin studies elegantly combine behavioral genetics, evolutionary psychology, and developmental analysis to understand human nature. She challenges common misconceptions about identical twins being closer solely because they loo …

How Genes Shape Your Risk Taking & Morals | Dr. Kathryn Paige Harden

Andrew Huberman

Dr. Kathryn Paige Harden, a psychologist and geneticist at the University of Texas Austin, joins Andrew Huberman to explore how genes interact with environmental factors during adolescence to shape life trajectories. Dr. Harden explains that her research focuses on this developmental period because …