Feb 26, 2023
On episode 162, we welcome Joseph Graves to discuss
biological determinism and the purported links between race and IQ,
the hypothesis that IQ increased in individuals living in colder
weather climates, challenging the assumptions of the popular book
‘The Bell Curve’, environmental factors contributing to educational
attainment, the significance of the Adverse Childhood Experiences
(ACE) study for understanding the economic outcomes of different
populations, how racism contributed to Joseph developing imposter
syndrome, the genetic differences between white and black people,
the diversity and fluidity of sexual orientation and gender found
in nature, the evolution of male and female organisms, and the
importance of addressing structural racism and sexism for
cultivating a better society.
Joseph L. Graves Jr. is a professor of biological sciences in the
department of biology at North Carolina A&T State University.
He is the first African American to receive a PhD in evolutionary
biology. Professor Graves was elected a Fellow of the Council of
the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in
1994. He is an associate director of the Triangle Center for
Evolutionary Medicine and has been recently added to the board of
the National Center for Science Education. His new book, out now,
is called A Voice in the Wilderness: A Pioneering Biologist
Explains How Evolution Can Help Us Solve Our Biggest Problems.
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