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Recent Books by Members

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Understanding the Nature-Nurture Debate

Eric Turkheimer

November 2024

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The Twin Children of the Holocaust: Stolen Childhood and the Will to Survive

Nancy L. Segal

April 2023

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Genética del comportamiento

Juan Ramón Ordoñana

February 2023

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The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality

Kathryn Paige Harden

September 2021

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The Child Code

Danielle Dick

September 2021

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Educational Materials

Introduction to Human Behavioral Genetics

Matt McGue

Full course offered through Coursera

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Introduction to Behavior Genetics

Greg Carey

Course materials including syllabus, readings, and slides.

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International Statistical Genetics Workshops

Institute for Behavioral Genetics

Three workshops held on a rotating basis: a Latent Genetics Course, a Molecular Genetics Course, and a Virtual Course. The website provides freely available online lectures and practicals.

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Behavioral Genetics: An introduction to how genes and environments interact through development to shape differences in mood, personality, and intelligence

Catherine Baker

The Hastings Center and AAAS organized this book in 2004 as an introduction for non-scientists to the science of behavioral genetics and its broader ethical and social implications.

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Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms

National Human Genome Research Institute

In English and Spanish

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The Ethical Implications of Social and Behavioral Genomics

Erik Parens, Michelle N. Meyer (eds.)

A Hastings Center special report published in April 2023

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Genetics Unzipped

The Genetics Society

Podcast featuring topical subjects.

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Other Societies

American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)

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European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG)

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Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences (FABBS)

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International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society (IBANGS)

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International Society for Twin Studies (ISTS)

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International Society of Psychiatric Genetics (ISPG)

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