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Nature or nurture: can genes make us behave ‘badly’? artwork
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Nature or nurture: can genes make us behave ‘badly’?

The Guardian's Science Weekly by The Guardian

Jun 25, 202600:19:53Religion & Spirituality

How much do our genes determine about our lives, and could they influence traits like risk-taking, antisocial behaviour or even violence? Ian Sample talks to Kathryn Paige Harden, a behavioural geneticist and professor o...

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Nature or nurture: can genes make us behave ‘badly’? is an episode from The Guardian's Science Weekly by The Guardian. How much do our genes determine about our lives, and could they influence traits like risk-taking, antisocial behaviour o...

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Published Jun 25, 2026, 00:19:53 long, audio available.