Matt Ridley

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Science writer Matt Ridley weighs in on the nature/nurture debate. He explains how our understanding of genes has evolved over the past few decades and its affect on humankind, Nature via Nurture : Genes, Experience, and What Makes Us Human.

Matt Ridley, author of Nature Via Nurture will be at:
92ND STREET Y
Buttenweiser Hall/Upstairs
1395 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10128
May 12 8:15-9:30 PM


Music: Naqoyqatsi Soundtrack composer Phillip Glass

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