Your Polygenic Index - May 27, 2025

The show opens with foreign correspondent Tony Five and top story: Harvard researcher studying dishonesty is (allegedly) dishonest. Dominique McKoy from University of Chicago's To&Through Project discusses what matters for high school and college success. Tony Five and David interview viral sensation Crazy Auntie Ann who discusses her videos rocking out and dispensing mental health advice. Sociologist Dalton Conley reveals whether DNA can predict your individual future and what that means for our collective future. (Check out Dalton's book The Social Genome here.) On Sex, Et Cetera, sexual health and consent educator Samantha Bitty and David answer the question: Is that normal?! Neuroscientist Dr. Yiren Ren shares her team's discovery of music's hidden power to reshape memory. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:59) Tony Five (09:59) Dominique McKoy (19:59) Crazy Auntie Ann & Tony Five (29:59) Dalton Conley pt. 1 (39:49) Dalton Conley pt. 2 (49:49) Samantha Bitty pt. 1 (59:49) Samantha Bitty pt. 2 (1:09:49) Dr. Yiren Ren (1:19:06) Sign-off Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices