Responsibility, bad luck, and accountability

Kathryn argues bad luck doesn't remove responsibility and advocates accountability without cruelty or harsh punishment.

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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