The myth of American exceptionalism runs on rags to riches stories like those of Horatio Alger or Charles Foster Kane. But are these stories just... stories? Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas-Austin and author of a recent study into the topic Elliot Tucker-Drob joined us to talk about how growing up poor can seriously affect a kid's genetic potential - even before the age of two.
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