Saini 10

scientists keep looking for our genes to determine what we are good at
but careful study shows that in the US Asians do well in STEM for cultural reasons, not even because of differences in IQ (even if that were genetic)

Saini admits that science is self-correcting, but she is impatient with that process because of the harm done in the meantime
So much biased science comes from scientists starting from biased hypotheses

why is it appealing to think that something is genetic and we can't do anything about it?

Adverse childhood experiences have a huge effect on mental and even physical health, and we can do things to reduce them