EconTalk

Nature vs. Nurture (with Paul Bloom)

May 26, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min · Episode 999 · 65.3 MB
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How much of our success or failure is written in our genes? How much is under our control? Is it nature or nurture or is that dichotomy too simplistic? Hear EconTalk's Russ Roberts and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss why the nature vs. nurture question is actually worth taking seriously and how by understanding it we can help ourselves and others.