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Twin Trauma, Bee Mystery, Sequence Bias


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Today, you’ll learn about a compelling study on twins and the nature versus nurture debate, how scientists solved a 60-year-old mystery about bees, and why you shouldn’t go last.  

 

Twin Trauma 

 

  • “One Twin Was Hurt, the Other Was Not. Their Adult Mental Health Diverged.” by Ellen Barry. 2024.  
  • “Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Mental Health Outcomes.” by Hilda Bjork Danielsdottir, et al. 2024.  
  • “Recognizing the importance of childhood maltreatment as a critical factor in psychiatric diagnoses, treatment, research, prevention, and education.” by Martin H. Teicher, et al. 2022.  
  • “Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults.” by Vincent J. Felitti MD, FACP, et al. 1998.  

 

Bee Mystery  

 

  • “A decades-old mystery has been solved with the help of newfound bee species.” by Darren Incorvaia. 2024.  
  • “Canopy specialist Hylaeus bees highlight sampling biases and resolve Michener’s mystery.” by James B. Dorey, et al.  

 

Sequence Bias 

 

  • “A new study finds that the later we meet someone in a sequence, the more negatively we describe them.” by Douglas Heingartner. 2024.  
  • “Differentiation in social perception: Why later-encountered individuals are described more negatively.” by Alex Koch, et al. 2024.  

 

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