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With irresistibly persuasive vigor, David Shenk debunks the long-standing notion of genetic "giftedness." We are not prisoners of our DNA, and greatness is in the reach of every individual. Now in the Ebook version, you can delve more deeply into the exhaustive research behind the argument and seamlessly jump back and forth between the text and notes section for an interactive experience. With direct links, resources for students and online forums, you can also fully participate in the lively debates Shenk's book will spark.DNA does not make us who we are. "Forget everything you think you know about genes, talent, and intelligence," he writes. "In recent years, a mountain of scientific evidence has emerged suggesting a completely new paradigm: not talent scarcity, but latent talent abundance."Integrating cutting-edge research from a wide swath of disciplines--cognitive science, genetics, biology, child development--Shenk offers a highly optimistic new view of human potential. The problem isn't our inadequate genetic assets, but our inability, so far, to tap into what we already have. IQ testing and widespread acceptance of "innate" abilities have created an unnecessarily pessimistic view of humanity--and fostered much misdirected public policy, especially in education.The truth is much more exciting. Genes are not a "blueprint" that bless some with greatness and doom most of us to mediocrity or worse. Rather our individual destinies are a product of the complex interplay between genes and outside stimuli-a dynamic that we, as people and as parents, can influence.This is a revolutionary and optimistic message. We are not prisoners of our DNA. We all have the potential for greatness. EBOOK-ONLY EXTRAS:-- Throughout the book, links connect endnote marks to the corresponding sources and notes in the Evidence section.-- In the Evidence section, direct links to original sources.-- Each chapter closes with a direct link to an online discussion forum at David's Shenk blog. Requires a reader that features a web browser and has access to the web.

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2010, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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September 26, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
July 29, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Updated format 'electronic resource' to 'Electronic resource'
April 30, 2011 Edited by OCLC Bot Added OCLC numbers.
June 19, 2010 Edited by ImportBot Added new cover
June 17, 2010 Created by ImportBot Imported from marc_overdrive MARC record