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Aug 2023
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#667 - Nancy Segal - What Twins Separate...

Chris Williamson
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Nancy Segal is a professor at California State University, an author and one of the most prominent twin-study researchers on the planet. What makes you the person you are? Is it your genetics or your environment? When twins are either accidentally or purposefully separated at birth, it presents a fascinating view into this debate, shedding light on the influ ... Show More
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