Birth order
Subject in Social Sciences
Birth order has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Brené BrownAmerican research professor and author on vulnerability, shame, and courage
Brown considers birth order not predictive but a useful data point with compelling lived experience.
“I think birth order really can be very significant and very helpful. I don't think it's predictive, but I think it can be a data point”
The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: What the Return-to-Office Debate Gets Wrong (Apr 30, 2026) · Listen from 36:26
Adam GrantAmerican organizational psychologist, Wharton professor, and author
Grant says most birth-order theories fail empirically but careful studies support later-borns being more likely to take risks.
“there is convincing evidence that later-borns are more likely to take risks than first-borns”
The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: What the Return-to-Office Debate Gets Wrong (Apr 30, 2026) · Listen from 37:10
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What the Return-to-Office Debate Gets WrongThe Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant · Apr 30, 2026 · 50 min
Brené Brown and Adam Grant debate return-to-office policies, apply a systems-thinking iceberg to leaders' mental models, and answer listener questions on birth order and editing.