I think that a failure of statistical thinking is the major intellectual shortcoming of our universities, journalism and intellectual culture.

Most intellectuals today have a phobia of any explanation of the mind that invokes genetics.

Students do everything on laptops these days, so I definitely think electronic books are a trend that's going to expand.

Anything that makes it easier to imagine trading places with someone else increases your moral consideration for that other person.

Heritability pertains to the entirety of the genome, not to a single gene.

I think that a failure of statistical thinking is the major intellectual shortcoming of our universities, journalism and intellectual culture.

All our behaviours are a result of neurophysiological activity in the brain. There is no reason to believe there is any magic going on.