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The Minnesota study and the importance of working with real twins
Dr. Thomas Bouchard launched the Minnesota study, a unique and fascinating study with 137 pairs of identical and fraternal twins. In contrast, Ploeman's study has thousands of twins raised together. Working with real twins in the lab brings the data to life and provides new insights into human development. While working with data is important, there's nothing like the real, human experience. There's no substitute for it. The speaker organized a film session at an international twin conference, showcasing different aspects of twinship. Some people appreciated seeing the human side, as they mostly work with data. The speaker has a lot of experience working with both data and real twins. They haven't watched the Netflix documentary, Tell Me Who I Am.