Lynne Thoman

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I'm Lynn Thoman, and this is Three Takeaways. Thanks for listening.

I'm Lynn Thoman, and this is Three Takeaways. Thanks for listening.

For centuries, we've wrestled with the question of what makes us who we are. Is it our genes or our environment? Are we born with a set of traits that define us? Or is it the world around us that shapes the course of our lives? It turns out that it's not as simple as one or the other. What have we learned about nature versus nurture and what makes us who we are?

For centuries, we've wrestled with the question of what makes us who we are. Is it our genes or our environment? Are we born with a set of traits that define us? Or is it the world around us that shapes the course of our lives? It turns out that it's not as simple as one or the other. What have we learned about nature versus nurture and what makes us who we are?

Hi everyone, I'm Lynne Thoman and this is Three Takeaways. On Three Takeaways, I talk with some of the world's best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, newsmakers, and scientists. Each episode ends with three key takeaways to help us understand the world and maybe even ourselves a little better.

Hi everyone, I'm Lynne Thoman and this is Three Takeaways. On Three Takeaways, I talk with some of the world's best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, newsmakers, and scientists. Each episode ends with three key takeaways to help us understand the world and maybe even ourselves a little better.

Today, I'm excited to be joined by Dalton Conley, a Princeton professor who studies the role of genes and the environment. He's the author of the new book, The Social Genome. I'm excited to rethink everything we thought we knew about the nature versus nurture debate and what makes us who we are. Welcome, Dalton, and thanks so much for joining Three Takeaways today.

Today, I'm excited to be joined by Dalton Conley, a Princeton professor who studies the role of genes and the environment. He's the author of the new book, The Social Genome. I'm excited to rethink everything we thought we knew about the nature versus nurture debate and what makes us who we are. Welcome, Dalton, and thanks so much for joining Three Takeaways today.

It's my pleasure. Can you please read aloud a great quote of yours?

It's my pleasure. Can you please read aloud a great quote of yours?

So Dalton, why wasn't it that simple? Is there one gene for arthritis or heart disease or schizophrenia?

So Dalton, why wasn't it that simple? Is there one gene for arthritis or heart disease or schizophrenia?

And even the genes don't tell the whole story. Can you explain gene expression, what it is and how it works?

And even the genes don't tell the whole story. Can you explain gene expression, what it is and how it works?

But it's not just the genes that we actually have, it's which genes are turned off or turned on.

But it's not just the genes that we actually have, it's which genes are turned off or turned on.

So interesting. We often think of our genes and our environment as separate forces, but you believe they're actually intertwined and that there's a feedback loop. How does that work? And can you give an example? I love your example of the sprinter.

So interesting. We often think of our genes and our environment as separate forces, but you believe they're actually intertwined and that there's a feedback loop. How does that work? And can you give an example? I love your example of the sprinter.