6. Behavioral Genetics I

(April 12, 2010) Robert Sapolsky introduces a two-part series exploring the controversial scientific practice of inferring behavior to genetics. He covers classical techniques in behavior genetics and flaws, the significance of environmental factors, non genetic inheritance of traits, and multigenerational effects and relationship to epigenetic differences.

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Education

Tags:

• Science
• Interdisciplinary
• Bioengineering
• Genetic
• Sociobiology
• Darwin
• Evolution
• Sexual
• Species
• Natural Selection
• Genetically Based Traits
• Environment
• John Hopkins Study
• Heritability
• Reproduce
• Reproduction
• Survive
• Gene
• Mutation
• Trait
• DNA

[dragonamt]

Thank you so much for uploading these lectures.

[mackenzie2881]

Can't believe only 6185 people have watched this. What a shame.

[IvyOrchid]

I guess it will not allow me to post links in the comments. The correct spellings of the names are below for you. :)

[IvyOrchid]

Just wanted to add a helpful list for those interested in learning more about the people that are noted in the lecture: Seymour S. Kety Thomas J. Bouchard, Jr. Frederick vom Saal Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Darlene Francis Lynn Margulis Judith Rich Harris (The Nurture Assumption) Michael Meaney Seymour "Gig" Levine Thank you Mr. Sapolsky for teaching us. ( I will post other comments with links for people.)

[neomilly]

makes it easy for me to understand. thank you .....

[SuperAwesomekool]

This lectures are amazing. I could of never learned this at my community college, well probably, but the way that professor Sapolsky lectures is concise and to the point. Thank you for these lectures. They are priceless.

[Keim4ever]

@GsBBoyDan yeah it was a good movie.

[grunder20]

Very intellectual man.

[agapitoflores001]

This video deserves a high page rank. Definitely useful.

[Mo19911]

@JuIsTheLaw I don't know, but it could have something to do with their smell, you know when they always say don't touch the newly born kittens with you hands so they don't smell different? because the mother rejects kittens that smell different I guess..

[mackenzie2881]

@TheReasonWhyGuy

What a shame. I enjoy every minute. Even over a bowl of cereal in the morning. And I see it is over 8000 now.  I've been spreading the word a work too.

[TheReasonWhyGuy]

@mackenzie2881 many people online see the length of this video, and run.