Nancy Segal (Deliberately Divided: Inside the Controversial Study of Twins and Triplets Adopted Apart) is an evolutionary psychologist, behavioral geneticist, and author. Nancy joins the Armchair Expert to discuss whether there’s anything predictable about a twin who comes out first, why in twin studies differences are not deficits, and her work with the Min ... Show More
Jul 29
Eva Benefield (on surviving the Black Swan Murder)
Eva Benefield (Ghost Girl: Surviving the Black Swan Murder) is a writer, entrepreneur, and founder of Ghost Cowboy. Eva joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in the Charleston Lowcountry, finding her mother dead at 14, and losing her father in the notorious Black Swan case. ... Show More
2h 5m
Mar 2022
The Twin Episode with Dr. Nancy Segal
<p>Kate and Oliver are joined by Dr. Nancy Segal, a psychologist and Director of the Twin Studies Center at California State University, Fullerton for a fascinating conversation about all things twins. They discuss the science behind twins, nature vs. nurture, stories of twins wh ... Show More
1h 13m
Feb 2021
What studying twins can teach us about ourselves, with Nancy Segal, PhD
From movie plots to ad campaigns to viral videos, if they feature twins, they grab our attention every time. But it’s not only the general public who are fascinated with twins. Over many decades, twins have garnered attention from psychologists and other researchers because of wh ... Show More
27m 7s