Why Is Behavioural Genetics A Hated Science? - Dr Stuart Ritchie | Modern Wisdom Podcast 534

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 sceptical 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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