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1. Steve Rosenbaum on December 16, 2007

   I think the best way to test the nature/nuture argument is to do what they’ve done at the University of Minnesota and Virgnia with the identical twins study.

   If you not familar with the study is they examine identical twins who have been separated at birth to look for similarities and differences. Since the DNA is identical, the only difference would be the environment.

   What they’ve found is fairly astounding. Behavior is about 80% genetic.

   Here’s video on the subject. It’s actually pretty eerie how similar these two twins are:

   http://youtube.com/watch?v=1gwnzW4jOMI

2. clopper on December 17, 2007

   Thanks for your comment. Fascinating clip! I’m going to post it.

3. Identical Twins Separated At Birth For Experiment Reunited 30 Years Later « Net Notables on December 17, 2007

   [...] Identical Twins Separated At Birth For Experiment Reunited 30 Years Later Posted December 17, 2007 It’s incredible how similar their lives have been. This is tied to an earlier post linking to the IQ Nature/Nurture debate. [...]

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