Children who are impulsive and exuberant can be challenging. Recent research speaks to both the nature and nurture aspects of ...

This is the second post in a series. Read the first post here. Social scientists today assume that left-right (or, in the U.S., liberal-conservative) political orientation, like virtually every other ...

There’s an age-old debate in child psychology: nature versus nurture. “Nature” argues that behavioral traits, such as our personalities, are determined by our genetic makeup. “Nurture” argues that ...

She grew up with the same genetics but perhaps not quite the same environment as I did and though I instilled respect, ...

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 makes us who ...