Jay Phelan and Terry Burnham on Mean Genes

vor 14 Jahren

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Allan Gregg in Conversation presents in-depth conversations with some of the world's most prominent authors, artists, and cutting-edge thinkers. Allan Gregg in Conversation airs Fridays at 10:00 PM EST on TVO - Canada's largest educational broadcaster.

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vor 14 Jahren

Professors Jay Phelan and Terry Burnham collaborated on a new book, "Mean Genes: From Sex To Money To Food: Taming Our Primal Instincts ," which claims that following our primal instincts does not always bode well in modern life. What can be perceived as personal weakness when people may eat, drink or spend too much, may actually be programmed responses from our genetic evolution. (Originally aired November 2000)