Why Is Behavioural Genetics Such A Hated Science? - Dr Stuart Ritchie - #534

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10/03/22

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Dr Stuart Ritchie is a psychologist and science communicator known for his research in human intelligence and an author.

The influence of our genes on the outcomes we get in life has been long established and replicated in science. However the public response to this has been very unhappy, making Behavioural Genetics one of the most heated areas of research there is.

Expect to learn why some people dislike behavioural genetics so much, what happened with the recent SSRI rug pull, whether Emotional Intelligence is an actual thing, how to be skeptical without becoming nihilistic, which psychological phenomenon were debunked during the replication crisis and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (00:25) Why People Distrust Behavioural Genetics (11:10) Creating an Uneven Playing Field (19:35) Evidence of IQ Heritability (22:09) Impact of Replication Crisis on Behavioural Genetics (31:33) Is EQ Real? (38:48) Dying Psychological Concepts (45:39) The Placebo Effect in Psychology (51:54) Treating Depression with SSRIs (1:07:55) How to be Effectively Sceptical of Science (1:18:14) Where to Find Dr Ritchie

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October 1, 2022

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