ESHave you ever heard someone say, “You’re such a math whiz, just like your mother,” or something like, “You have such a strong personality, just like your grandmother”? Socially, we have accepted that our talents and personalities are carbon copies of our family members. Like father, like son, right? While these statements have empirical support, the facts behind them are not entirely clear. Does our behavior depend on genetics or on what we learn from our family? For years, many professionals have opted for one explanation or the other, but the truth is that no one is right. Or everyone is, depending on how you look at it. Because the reality is that we are both genetics and context.
