Sibling Science - Does Birth Order Matte...

About this episode

Does being born first make you smarter? Does having more siblings mean less parental care? There is a lot of scientific information on birth order, but what does the most recent research say?

WHAT DID WE LEARN THIS WEEK?:

5:33 - How electricity changed our evenings

10:13 - Are Filipino Flying Foxes, really THAT BIG!?!?

STUDYTIME:

15:58 - Recent research on Birth Order

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