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Kathryn Paige Harden
@kph3k.bsky.social
Psychology & behavior genetics. Author of THE GENETIC LOTTERY (2021) and ORIGINAL SIN (coming 2026).
Eric Turkheimer (@ent3c.bsky.social) and I consider the paradoxical life of James Watson for @theatlantic.com

www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...

(nonpaywalled link to come)
The Paradox of James Watson
The discovery of DNA was evidence of how deeply interconnected humans are, but the late scientist saw only difference.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
My kid’s middle school has started doing “student-led” conferences, where the student is tasked with pulling together comments & grades from their teachers, reflecting on their challenges & growth, and then giving a presentation to their parents & teachers about their goals & needs
October 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I am scheduled for knee surgery in a few weeks. The contrast between the prehab / rehab that you get for knee surgery & what you get for a c-section (which is nothing) is WILD.
October 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Reposted by Kathryn Paige Harden
How can science build fairer, more resilient societies?
Join us in Turku for the 3rd INVEST Conference 6–8 May 2026.
Keynotes by Kathryn Paige Harden @kph3k.bsky.social (first time in Finland!) and Philip N. Cohen @philipncohen.com
Save the date now!
invest.utu.fi/conference/

#INVESTconference
October 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
FURIOUS MINDS by @lkatfield.bsky.social reviewed in NYRB as "the most up-to-date introduction we have to the MAGA intellectual right reshaping America with astonishing speed today."
October 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
We are late to this party, but if you are looking for an opportunity to have a conversation with your tween daughter about perfectionism, negative emotions, critical self-talk, watching KPop Demon Hunters together is the *perfect* opening
October 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
New from @ent3c.bsky.social in The Atlantic --

7 years (!) after Charles Murray made a bet with us that we'd "understand IQ genetically" by 2025, Eric describes how far we still are--and might always be--from that goal

www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Your Genes Are Simply Not Enough to Explain How Smart You Are
Seven years ago, I took a bet with Charles Murray about whether we’d basically understand the genetics of intelligence by now.
www.theatlantic.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Virginia Senate leaders say UVa should cease considering the “compact”:

“The conditions outlined … are fundamentally incompatible with the mission and values of a premier public research university.”

www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
Virginia Senate leaders express “unequivocal opposition” to Compact
The letter calls upon the University to immediately cease consideration of the Compact, and if not, the state will work to negatively impact the University’s funding.
www.cavalierdaily.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"Fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
My friend @lkatfield.bsky.social has a book coming out that I think is essential reading for everyone. A starred review in Publisher's Weekly called it a "formidable debut ... a meticulous and unsettling revelation of a right-wing plan for a 'new old-fashioned world.'"
Furious Minds
The story of the radical conservative intellectual movement shaping Donald Trump’s agenda—and how it threatens American freedoms, values, and democracy
press.princeton.edu
October 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
October 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Reposted by Kathryn Paige Harden
Non-paywalled link to my commentary on @vw1234.bsky.social and colleagues new paper in @nature.com rdcu.be/eI2NG
October 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Reposted by Kathryn Paige Harden
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A global academic freedom group has warned that the Trump administration’s assault on universities is turning the US into a “model for how to dismantle” academic freedom. ...
‘Unprecedented in history’: global academic freedom group warns of dismantling in US
Report from Scholars at Risk counts some 40 attacks against academic freedom in the US in the first half of 2025
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM