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Dr. Shalom Salomon Wald: Is There Such a Thing As a Jewish Gene?

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February 14, 2019
Rosner's Domain Podcast

Shmuel and Shalom discuss the genetic aspect of being Jewish and its correlation with being a genius.

Wald was born in 1936 in Milan, Italy. He grew up in Basel, Switzerland where he studied social sciences, history, and history of religions, graduating in 1962 as Ph.D. In 1964 he joined the Paris-based OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) where he stayed until his retirement in 2001. His career spanned education, technological innovation, science and technology policy, energy research policy and biotechnology policy. He was Head of the OECD/DSTI Biotechnology Unit. He joined the JPPPI in 2002 and worked on Jewish/Israeli relations with China; science and technology; and the history of Jewish civilization. Currently he reviews India-Israel-Jewish People links.

Dr. Shalom Salomon Wald

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