Steven Pinker, a cognitive psychologist and author, is known for his deep insights into human nature, language, and progress. His book recommendations reflect his intellectual curiosity and commitment ...

He specialized in behavioural genetics in the mid seventies when the focus in mainstream psychology was very much on our nurture rather than our nature, and genetics was virtually taboo.

When I adopted in 1981, I believed -- like many social scientists and adoption professionals at that time -- that nurture was everything, each infant a blank slate awaiting parental inscription. Even ...

There's many things kids do to that are blamed on poor parenting. However, some things children do to drive us mad are ...

Genetics has often been cited as evidence of predetermination. Studies, such as those by behavioral geneticist Robert Plomin, suggest that DNA can predict certain traits and tendencies with ...

The behavior geneticist Kathryn Paige Harden is waging a two-front campaign: on her left are those who assume that genes are irrelevant, on her right those who insist that they’re everything.

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Dr. Robert Plomin of Kings College London has been recognized by the University of Louisville with its 2020 Grawemeyer Award in Psychology for his 45 years of research in behavioral genetics. Plomin’s ...

I referenced Dr. Plomin when I took my qualifying exams in Developmental Psychology in 1994. I received honors in that exam. Dr. Plomin’s work has been ground-breaking and so important in what used to ...