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EP53: Survival of the Leftest: Should We Embrace Behavioural Genetics?

EP53: Survival of the Leftest: Should We Embrace Behavioural Genetics?

FromDarts and Letters


EP53: Survival of the Leftest: Should We Embrace Behavioural Genetics?

FromDarts and Letters

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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Mar 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description





Can genetics play a role in crafting left social policy? Or should we not touch those ideas ever again–even with a 10 foot pole? Paige Harden’s new book, “The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality” makes a forceful case for an egalitarian politics informed by DNA.  However, geneticist Joseph Graves critiqued the book in the pages of the Lancet, arguing that we do not need sophisticated genetic knowledge to make a more socially just world. Managing producer Marc Apollonio guest hosts, talking to both. 
Released:
Mar 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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This is about ‘arts and letters,’ but for the kind of people who might hack a dart. We cover public intellectualism and the politics of academia from a left perspective. Each week, we interview thinkers about key debates that are relevant to the left. We discuss politics, culture, and intellectual history.