Why schools of the future will be designed with geneticists | Kathryn Paige Harden
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What is fairness? According to geneticist Paige Harden, "Fair is not everyone getting the same thing. Fair is everyone getting what they need to succeed."
As an analogy, we have eyeglasses for people who have a genetic predisposition for bad eyesight. This intervention is provided to them for their entire lives.
Genetics is a tool for understanding what people need. We cannot achieve fairness simply by treating everyone the same.
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About Kathryn Paige Harden:
Dr. Kathryn Paige Harden is a tenured professor in the Department of Psychology at UT, where she leads the Developmental Behavior Genetics lab and co-directs the Texas Twin Project. She is the author of The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality (Princeton). Dr. Harden received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Virginia and completed her clinical internship at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School.
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Subscribe to The Well on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/thewell-youtube
Watch Kathryn Paige Harden's next interview ► Would a society based on genetics be… good? https://youtu.be/RQDvRoyZFls
What is fairness? According to geneticist Paige Harden, "Fair is not everyone getting the same thing. Fair is everyone getting what they need to succeed."
As an analogy, we have eyeglasses for people who have a genetic predisposition for bad eyesight. This intervention is provided to them for their entire lives.
Genetics is a tool for understanding what people need. We cannot achieve fairness simply by treating everyone the same.
Read the video transcript ► https://bigthink.com/the-well/genetics/
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About Kathryn Paige Harden:
Dr. Kathryn Paige Harden is a tenured professor in the Department of Psychology at UT, where she leads the Developmental Behavior Genetics lab and co-directs the Texas Twin Project. She is the author of The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality (Princeton). Dr. Harden received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Virginia and completed her clinical internship at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School.
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Read more from The Well:
I put a camera on a monkey. Here’s how it shook my understanding of humanity
► https://bigthink.com/the-well/awe-ani...
Atheism is not as rare or as rational as you think
► https://bigthink.com/the-well/atheism...
System 1 vs. System 2 thinking: Why it isn’t strategic to always be rational
► https://bigthink.com/the-well/system-...
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About The Well
Do we inhabit a multiverse? Do we have free will? What is love? Is evolution directional? There are no simple answers to life’s biggest questions, and that’s why they’re the questions occupying the world’s brightest minds.
So what do they think?
How is the power of science advancing understanding? How are philosophers and theologians tackling these fascinating questions?
Let’s dive into The Well.
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Join The Well on your favorite platforms:
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