Description | Richard Lewontin: Biologist and geneticist. A genuinely significant researcher, he is nonetheless most noteworthy in the wider world for his arguments against "genetic determinism" -- that is, his belief that human behavior is controlled largely by non-genetic factors. In this he is strongly opposed to scientists such as Edward O. Wilson, Richard Dawkins, Robert Trivers, and Steven Pinker. Recent evidence seems to be trending strongly against Lewontin, but of course research continues. |