Judith Rich Harris, 1938-2018
Sad to learn of the death of a major influence and dear friend, the brilliant and witty psychologist Judith Rich Harris. Too early for an obit, but the NYT review of her magnum opus may be found here: https://t.co/nrqZyHJqMc — Steven Pinker (@sapinker) December 30, 2018 With hindsight, I judge Steve Pinker’s The Blank Slate: […]
Parents don’t matter that much
Update: Stephen Dubner emailed me, and pointed me to this much longer segment which has a lot of Bryan Caplan. So it seems like the omission that I perceived was more of an issue with the production and editing process and constraints of the Marketplac…
The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do
Short comment: “Behavior genetics” you can use. Every potential parent should read this book.