Robert Plomin, Geneticist at King's College London, giving a talk entitled "Predicting school performance from DNA ", on the Humans Stage, at New Scientist Live 2019
The DNA revolution has made it possible to predict behavioural problems, promise and individual differences in children’s performance at school. Geneticist Robert Plomin makes the case that DNA is the most important systematic factor in shaping who we are as individuals. In this talk, Plomin tells the story of the DNA revolution and how this directly affects and explain differences within school performance and the implications of this discovery for parents, educational policy and society. Robert Plomin’s talk is based on his 45 years of genetic research in psychology and education, which he has summarised in his book, "Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are". He has published more than 800 scientific papers and has been given lifetime achievement awards from the major scientific associations in his field. He is currently MRC Research Professor in Behavioural Genetics at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London. Robert J. Plomin, FBA (born 1948) is an American psychologist and geneticist best known for his work in twin studies and behavior genetics. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Plomin as the 71st most cited psychologist of the 20th century
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