Twins are catnip for psychologists, and no one loves a twin more than nancy seagl who is also herself a twin. Now, might say, aren't identical twins in effect, nature's magic wand a little bit of genetic wizardry that lets us see things we would never know about otherwise. How did they discover the airor? Oh, good question. Once uncovered a totally banana's real life twins case study two sets of twins born a day apart in columbia. One pair born in the lively capital city of bogotar, the other born a hundred and ten miles to the north,. with no running water, no flush toilets, know nothing.
What if you could design any experiment you wanted? Without worrying about money, ethics, logistics, or even the laws of nature? Revisionist History kicks off the season by giving some of the world’s smartest scientists a magic wand to create the experiment of their dreams. We hear about the best twins study ever, how to test the effects of iPhone vs Blackberry, and a bizarre plan to get Americans into shape.
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