How Genes Shape Your Risk Taking & Morals | Dr. Kathryn Paige Harden
Huberman Lab
Sex differences in sensation seeking and impulse control
Kathryn explains similar sensation seeking but faster impulse-control maturation in girls versus delayed male development.
Dr. Kathryn Paige Harden, PhD, is a psychologist, behavioral geneticist and professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. We discuss how genes interact with your upbringing to shape your level of risk-taking and morality. We also discuss how genes shape propensity for addiction and impulsivity in males versus females. Finally, we discuss how biology impacts societal views of sinning, punishment and forgiveness.
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Timestamps
(00:00:00) Kathryn Paige Harden
(00:03:10) Adolescents, Genes & Life Trajectory; Adolescence Ages
(00:06:44) Puberty, Aging & Differences; Epigenome; Cognition
(00:14:05) Sponsors: BetterHelp & Lingo
(00:16:45) Puberty Onset & Family; Communication & Empathy
(00:22:26) 7 Deadly Sins, Substance Use & Conduct Disorders, Genes
(00:27:33) Family History; Genes & Brain Development
(00:33:05) Personality & Temperament, Motivation, Addiction; Trauma
(00:37:59) Knowing Genetic Risk & Outcomes; Understanding Family History
(00:46:06) Sponsor: AG1
(00:46:57) Genetic Information & Decision Making; Personal Identity & Uncovering Family
(00:52:12) Nature vs Nurture, Bad Genes?; Aggression, Childhood & Males
(01:00:17) The Original Sin; Whitman Case & Brain Tumor; Genetic Predisposition
(01:10:31) Free Will; Genes & Moral Judgement; Skillful Care for Kids; Social Cooperation
(01:21:03) Breaking the Cycle; Genetic Recombination & Differences; Identity
(01:25:21) Sponsor: Our Place
(01:27:01) Status, Dominance, Science; Positive Attributes of Negative Traits
(01:36:15) Relational Aggression & Girls; Male-Female Differences & Conflict
(01:40:36) Genes, Boys vs Girls, Impulse Control
(01:45:00) Behavior Punishment vs Rewards, Responsibility
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(01:53:03) Accountability; Suffering, Cancel Culture & Punishment
(02:00:01) Life Energy & Punishment, Prison
(02:08:16) Backward vs Forward-Looking Justice; Forgiveness, Retribution, Power, Choice
(02:16:11) Reward, Unfairness & Inequality
(02:21:59) Punishment, Reward & Power; Online vs In-Person Communities
(02:29:49) Identical Twin Differences; Genetic Influence & Age; Sunlight & Genes
(02:39:24) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter
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