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Exploring Evil to Try to Understand Your Sister?

Oct 30, 2007

Barbara Oakley has a new book with the intriguing title of Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed and My Sister Stole My Mother’s Boyfriend. Hsien-Hsien Lei's blog includes a podcast from Point of Inquiry which interviewed Oakley. "She starts with why she revealed the story of her sister’s cruel behavior and the impact of such behavior on people’s day-to-day lives. Later she talks about the dual influences of genetics and parenting on behavior," writes Lei.

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