The expression “nature vs. nurture” describes the question of how much a person's characteristics are formed by either “nature” or “nurture.” “Nature” means innate biological ...

While admittedly an oversimplification, one useful way to track progress in the nature-nurture debate is to divide the evolution of our understanding into three main states. Part 1: Nature Versus ...

A large study of identical twins shows that people’s genes affect their sensitivity to life experiences, which in turn makes ...

Nature and nurture. We hear the phrase over and over and take as self-evident the distinction between the two. But what exactly do we mean by these two terms, when did they become alternatives ...

I’m married to someone who’s an identical twin, and that’s given me some personal insight into the nature-nurture discussion. My wife and her sister are genetic clones. But they don’t look ...

Dr. Conley is the author of “The Social Genome: The New Science of Nature and Nurture.” Since Francis Galton coined the phrase “nature versus nurture” 150 years ago, the debate about what ...

Business leaders and thinkers, too, have adopted this debate in their own circles. The nature versus nurture debate spans a variety of disciplines. Its most common form applies to the topic of ...

The seesaw struggle between our genes (nature) and the environment (nurture) had swung sharply in favor of nurture. Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related content, as well as ...