How Your Family Affects Who You Are & How DNA Affects Your Health

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Science, Social Sciences, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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A lot of things impact an employer’s decision to hire you or not. But one thing you may not have considered is where you fall in the order of interviewees. Listen as I explain why you want to be the fourth person interviewed. ⁠https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-always-fourth-during-round-191931348.html⁠ Why did you turn out the way you did? Was it because of your parents, your siblings, your environment or all the above? What about birth order - does that really influence the direction your life takes? What do parents of successful kids tend to do more than other parents? All these questions and more are answered in my discussion with Susan Dominus. She has looked at the research on this and found that a lot of what we believe about how kids turn out is wrong. Susan is a writer for the New York Times and author of a book called ⁠The Family Dynamic: A Journey into the Mystery of Sibling Success (https://amzn.to/3ZgfK6z).⁠ Did you know that compared to many other species, humans have a high rate of genetic diseases. Wouldn’t you think by now that evolution and "survival of the fittest" would’ve weeded those out? What science has recently discovered, about DNA and genetics is astonishing and is helping us understand how genetics work, how diseases are passed on, how genes can mutate and make us sick, why we have such a high rate of genetic diseases and how we may soon be able to fix or prevent some of it. Joining me to discuss this is Lawrence Hurst. He is a professor of evolutionary genetics at the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath and author of the book, ⁠T⁠he Evolution of Imperfection: The Science of Why We Aren’t and Can’t Be Perfect (https://amzn.to/3ZgOjJS)⁠⁠ There are things in your kitchen you need to get rid of. Over time we bring things into the kitchen that we never need, never use that take up a lot of valuable space. Listen as I offer some suggestions on what you can get rid of right now with no regret whatsoever. ⁠⁠https://www.delish.com/food/a63527523/6-things-you-should-never-keep-on-your-kitchen-counter-according-to-organizational-experts/⁠ PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! MINT MOBILE: Get your summer savings and shop premium wireless plans at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://MintMobile.com/something⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! FACTOR: Factor meals arrive fresh and ready to eat, perfect for your summer lifestyle! Get 50% off at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://FactorMeals.com/something50off⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ROCKET MONEY: Cancel your unwanted subscriptions and reach your financial goals faster! Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://RocketMoney.com/SOMETHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ QUINCE: Stick to the staples that last, with elevated essentials from Quince! Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Quince.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365 day returns! INDEED: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Indeed.com/SOMETHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ right now! DELL: Introducing the new Dell AI PC . It’s not just an AI computer, it’s a computer built for AI to help do your busywork for you! Get a new Dell AI PC at⁠⁠⁠ https://Dell.com/ai-pc⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on something you should know, when you get interviewed for a job, can have a big impact on
0:08.7	if you get the job.
0:10.7	Then, how did you turn out the way you did?
0:13.5	Was it because of your parents, your environment, your siblings?
0:17.4	The way I often talk about it is parenting effects are probably overestimated by the general
0:22.4	population, and sibling effects are probably underestimated because there's just shockingly
0:27.5	little research about how siblings affect each other.
0:30.4	Also, why trying to appear younger than you are usually fails, and how your DNA works
0:36.9	and the amazing advances in that field.
0:39.3	So when the human genome was first sequence, all that DNA, it cost $3 billion, it took about 15 years.
0:46.3	We can now do exactly the same for around $100 and it takes an afternoon.
0:52.3	This is a revolution in medicine.
0:56.0	All this today on Something You Should Know.
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