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

Published: Oct. 3, 2022, 6 a.m.

Dr Stuart Ritchie is a psychologist and science communicator known for his research in human intelligence and an author.\nThe 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.\nExpect 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...\nExtra Stuff:\nBuy Science Fictions - https://amzn.to/3y666Wl\nFollow Stuart on Twitter - https://twitter.com/stuartjritchie\xa0\nGet my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die \u2192 https://chriswillx.com/books/\nTo support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom\n-\nGet in touch.\nInstagram:\xa0https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx\nTwitter:\xa0https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast\nEmail: https://chriswillx.com/contact/\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices