Who Are we? What Can Genetics Tell Us About Identity?

NYUAD Institute

2019.02.19 What can the mapping of the human genome tell us about who we are? The twentieth century ended with the consensus in the social sciences and humanities that our group identities are constructed through social interaction rather than biologically determined. Does the mapping of the human genome in the twenty-first century challenge that consensus? This panel discussion brings together leading public intellectuals to discuss this question. Speakers Anthony Appiah, Professor of Philosophy and Law, NYU; Author of "The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity" (Profile, 2018), Individuals Jonathan Marks, Professor of Biological Anthropology, University of North Carolina Charlotte; Author of "Is Science Racist?" (Polity Press, 2017) Moderated by Ann Morning, Associate Professor of Sociology, NYU; Author of "The Nature of Race: How Scientists Think and Teach about Human Difference" (University of California Press, 2011) In Collaboration with Division of Social Sciences and Division of Science