Are Human Genetics An Unfair Lottery? - Paige Harden - #387

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10/21/21

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66m

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Kathryn Paige Harden is a psychologist and behavioural geneticist, Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas and an author.

The goal of social equality is to give everyone a fair opportunity to achieve in life. But even if advantages and disadvantages in the environment are equalised, all of us are starting at different positions genetically because we get far more than just environment from our parents. Paige is trying to work out how DNA can be integrated into social equality.

Expect to learn why people are so uncomfortable talking about behavioural genetics, why your failures might be less of your fault than you think, why hitting puberty early makes girls bad at maths, whether genetic markers for working hard should be accounted for when evening out the playing field and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (02:47) Why Is Behavioural Genetics So Uncomfortable? (09:15) Defining Social Equality (15:22) How Genes Affect Education (22:13) Proposals for Progress (33:37) Surprising Genetic Correlations (44:40) Dealing with Unfair Equality (56:23) The Ethics of Altering Genetics for Equality (1:02:33) Is Communism Genetics-Friendly? (1:06:29) Where to Find Paige

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How To Stop Hating Your Love Life - Daniel Sloss - #386

October 18, 2021

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68m

Daniel Sloss is a comedian, podcaster & now an author.

Everyone you hate is going to die. But so is everyone you love. And so are you. Before that happens, you need to live and breathe and make some friends and hopefully find a partner and start a family and have fun. Today we get to hear Daniel's best advice for how to avoid total failure at this.

Expect to learn why boomers would probably get rekt on Tinder, what Daniel's thoughts are on his Netflix Special Jigsaw now as a happily engaged man, how you should break up with someone, why Dave Chappelle's controversy should surprise nobody, whether leaving a relationship because you want to sleep around is a good reason and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (01:18) Dave Chappelle & Cancel Culture (13:02) How Daniel Became a Cause for Divorce (21:57) Is Being Single Better? (31:27) Reflecting on Jigsaw (42:57) How to Deal with Death (48:59) Daniel’s New America Tour (54:22) Lessons on Good Friendships (1:00:15) Repeating a Show 300 Times (1:07:40) Where to Find Daniel

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Moving Politics Past Identity - David Pakman - #388

October 23, 2021

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61m

David Pakman is a political commentator and host of The David Pakman Show.

The Left and The Right really aren't talking very well at the moment. It feels like if people don't have the same political leaning, they see the world in an entirely different way, whether that's disagreements on identity, health, policy, priorities or babymaking.

Expect to learn David Pakman's explanation for why communication from Left to Right seems so strained, whether identity politics really takes up as much focus among the Left as it seems, whether Donald Trump is an own goal for Conservatives, the biggest problems with political commentators refusing to communicate and much more...

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