Book · 2018 · Science
Blueprint
How DNA Makes Us Who We Are
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In Blueprint he says genetics isn't everything, but it's more than everything else put together.
What they say about it
- Discusses genetic influence on behavior“genetic influence on behavior”2
- Notes that genetics outweighs everything else“more than everything else put together”2
The best things said about it
Personally I think that the entire world needs to read the genetic lottery and blueprint by [ __ ] plowman because just nobody the number of people who actually understand the genetic influence on behavior is essentially zero.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Mar 2026 All of the dating advice in the world and all of the child rearing books in the world could be replaced with Blueprint by Robert Plomin.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · May 2025 You turned my world upside down last year when I read Blueprint.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Aug 2021 I read Robert Plomin's Blueprint last year talking about the influence of genetics on everything that we do with regards to behavior.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Feb 2021 Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
Why people recommend it
Blueprint by Robert Plomin is a 2018 book by the behavioral geneticist that argues DNA is the primary factor shaping human psychological differences, personality traits, and life outcomes. The book has been heavily promoted and discussed by Chris Williamson on Modern Wisdom. Williamson frequently recommended Blueprint to his audience and guests, including Dr. Paul Turke and Fiona Murden, asserting that the book's insights into behavioral genetics could replace all conventional child-rearing and dating advice. Williamson also discussed charts and studies related to behavioral genetics from Plomin's book with guest Paul Bloom, and hosted Robert Plomin himself on episode 353 to explore how genes influence human behavior. Additionally, William von Hippel brought up Blueprint on The Joe Rogan Experience when speaking with Joe Rogan, introducing it as a newly released and compelling work by the behavioral geneticist. Across these various appearances, hosts and guests consistently highlighted the title as an essential resource for understanding the profound, yet often overlooked, genetic underpinnings of individual behavior and psychological traits.
Every mention
Chris Williamson I think all of the uh dating advice in the world and all of the child rearing books in the world could be r… 11
“personally I think that the entire world needs to read the genetic lottery and blueprint by [ __ ] plowman because just nobody the number of people who actually understand the genetic influence on behavior is essentially zero.”
“I think all of the uh dating advice in the world and all of the child rearing books in the world could be replaced with blueprint by Robert Plowman maybe.”
“there was a chart in plowman's book blueprint and I think that that's the same study that we were talking about”
“yeah dudes you know Robert Plummer's been on the show and in Blueprint he says uh genetics isn't everything but it's more than everything else put together”
“if you decide to read robert pluhmann's blueprint or not it's still they're still there for you”
“you turned my world upside down last year when i read blueprint i i i've been looking forward to speaking to you ever since i read that book”
“robert it's been absolutely awesome blueprint will be linked in the show notes below”
“i read uh robert ploman's blueprint last year talking about the influence of genetics on everything that we do with regards to behavior”
“have you read robert plowman's blueprint no oh i need to get you on this if you are if you have space in the reading list put it on my list so he is a i'm going to get this wrong behavioral geneticist”
“so i'm looking here at the uh research from robert ploman's blueprint how dna makes us who we are”
“i'm currently reading robert ploman's book about about blueprint about genetics”
William von Hippel so I don't know if you saw this book that Plomin just wrote called blueprint Robert Plomin he's a behaviour… 1
“so I don't know if you saw this book that Plomin just wrote called blueprint Robert Plomin he's a behavioural geneticist I haven't seen that oh it's a lovely book just came out”
Andrew Thomas Robert Plummer's been on the show and in Blueprint he says uh genetics isn't everything but it's more than… 1
“Robert Plummer's been on the show and in Blueprint he says uh genetics isn't everything but it's more than everything else put together”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
“and his most recent book blueprint is phenomenal”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“so one of the points of my book blueprint i've come to conclude what's called the gloomy prospect”