What Adam Grant has said about Nature versus nurture
1 quote · 1 episode · Apr 23, 2026
Adam Grant, American organizational psychologist, Wharton professor, and author, has been quoted on Nature versus nurture once in 1 episode of The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant, most recently on April 23, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Grant says developmental psychology and behavioral genetics convinced him people overestimate nurture and underestimate nature.
“I think overall we overestimate nurture effects and underestimate nature effects”
The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: The Emotion Few Talk About, But Many Feel (Apr 23, 2026) · Listen from 24:07
Episodes
The Emotion Few Talk About, But Many FeelThe Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant · Apr 23, 2026 · 60 min
Brené Brown and Adam Grant discuss shame, guilt, humiliation, and embarrassment, how shame fuels violence and control, shame resilience, and imposter syndrome.
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