John Donvan

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2,077 appearances 13 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 18 Sep

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Open to Debate · Is Parenting Overrated? (Encore) · 9 Sep 2026 podcast

Do you know?

Is it randomly?

Andy Plichette Murphy, in in one of your opponent's opening statements, he made the point that there's so much pressure on parents that the news that DNA has enormous influence that cannot really be overcome without a whole lot of extreme work should be a relief to parents.

And um and Nancy actually argued that um knowing that your kid's DNA can give you realistic expectations of what that child's life is going to be and that you can make

Accommodations for that.

What is your response to that?

I want to move on to audience questions.

I want to start by uh introducing to um to the to the question Andrew Solomon, who is kind of an expert on the topic.

And uh you you are a lecturer yourself at Columbia University Medical Center.

You've written a lot of books, uh uh a lot a lot on the topic of the role of families, including the slam dunk amazing book, Far from the Tree, which I bet everybody here has read at one point or another.

Um so I I just want to ask Andrew, as you've been listening to this with your sharp ears, what question has come to your mind?

Robert, you've been at this the longest.

Thanks so much, Andrew Solomon.

Robert, you've been at you've been at this the longest.

Can you take that on?

As as as in fact you do you do come up with a number.

Who would like to respond from the other side?

And do you want to be saying yes let me from the other side and I'll come back to you.

Of course.

Thanks

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