Genes and behaviour explored in new podcast episode
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A podcast episode from The Guardian examines the role of genetics in shaping human behaviour. Host Ian Sample speaks with Kathryn Paige Harden, a behavioural geneticist and professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Harden studies how genetic factors influence traits such as risk-taking, antisocial behaviour, and violence. In her book "Original Sin," she explores how nature and nurture combine to affect the likelihood of committing crimes. The episode also asks whether the cause of a person's actions matters for how society thinks about culpability.
What’s reported
The podcast episode is titled "Nature or nurture: can genes shape our behaviour?"
Host Ian Sample interviews Kathryn Paige Harden, a behavioural geneticist and professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin.
Harden studies how genetic factors shape human behaviour, including risk-taking, antisocial behaviour, and violence.
Her book "Original Sin" examines how nature and nurture combine to influence the likelihood of committing crimes.
The episode questions whether the cause of actions matters for how culpability is considered.
Key figures
Ian Sample (host)
Kathryn Paige Harden (behavioural geneticist, professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin)
Sources: The Guardian
