The Genetics of Evil: Are People Born Bad? - Dr Kathryn Paige Harden

March 3, 2026|Original: 3h 0m|10 key insights|5 min read

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Why academics tried to turn her into a villain to push their own message—and how it nearly broke her

The 4 million person DNA study that found genes for risk-taking, substance abuse, and antisocial behavior all overlap

How humans 'self-domesticated' ourselves over millennia—trading aggression for cooperation at a genetic level

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