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Dec 2022
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2. Does our birth order affect our perso...

Bbc Radio 4
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Most of us would like something about ourselves or our lives to be different, but how easy is it to actually change? Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken are looking at whether people can change and how they do it. Exactly how much of any aspect of personality is genetic destiny and how much are we shaped by the world around us? Chris wants to be a better doct ... Show More
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Dec 2022
S2. Ep 1 - The twin effect
Most of us would like something about ourselves or our lives to be different, but how easy is it to actually change? Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken are looking at whether people can change and how they do it. Exactly how much of any aspect of personality is genetic destiny and h ... Show More
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Nov 2022
Can I Change? - Series 2 preview
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore if people can change and how they do it. How much of our personality is genetic destiny and how much are we shaped by the world around us?A Loftus Media and van Tulleken Brothers Ltd production for BBC Radio 4 
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It’s been a year since Chris van Tulleken set his twin brother, Xand, a challenge to help him quit his addiction to junk food. Xand had to eat an 80% ultra-processed food (UPF) diet while learning about its health impact. It worked and by the end Xand rejected all those foods he’ ... Show More
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