Inherited Responses? Epigenetics, Courage & Resilience.

David Shenk is the author of six books, including Data Smog (indispensable—The New York Times), The Immortal Game (superb— The Wall Street Journal), and the bestselling The Forgetting (a remarkable addition to the literature of the science of the mind.—The Los Angeles Times ). He has contributed to National Geographic, Slate, The New York Times, Gourmet, Harpers, The New Yorker, The American Scholar, and National Public Radio. Shenks work inspired the Emmy-award winning PBS documentary The Forgetting and was featured in the Oscar-nominated feature Away From Her. His latest book, The Genius In All Of Us, was published in March 2010.

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