nature and nurture

Examines the history of the debate between heredity and environment as it relates to human behavior, discusses the impact of the discovery that the human genome contains only 30,000 genes--much fewer than had originally been thought, and looks at what science has revealed about the dependence of nature on nurture and vice versa.

Explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political colorings, discussing how many intellectuals have denied the existence of human nature by embracing three linked dogmas: the Blank Slate, the Noble Savage, and the Ghost in the Machine.

A collection of essays that dispute the ideas raised in "The Bell Curve : Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life.".

Compares the influence of genes and environmental factors on human development, warding off genetic determinism in the wake of major breakthroughs in gene research, including the decoding of the human genome.

Shows how heredity, environment, and personality and character traits all combine to make each person a unique individual with his or her own special sense of self-worth.

Contains eighteen articles written between 1997 and 2005 on the roles of genes, the body, and society on human behavior, exploring such topics as the roles of genes and environment in beauty, the impact of intense stress on the hippocampus, the effect of male behaviors on the mating choices of primate females, and apparent connections between climate and theology.

Discusses the many different factors that make each one of us a unique human being.

A collection of articles debating issues related to genetics and intelligence, such as whether genetics influences intelligence, the validity of IQ tests, IQ differences among races, and the role IQ research should play in determining social policies.

Presents the view that low intelligence is the cause of many of America's social problems.