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    142 - Mathematical Sound Waves

    en-usMarch 27, 2023
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    About this Episode

    Megan and Michelle debate nature versus nurture, genetic predispositions, social learning theory, rat mothers, twin studies, epigenetics, Bobo dolls, sheet music, and Dutch Hunger Winter.

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    - The End of Nature Versus Nuture
    - Nature v. Nurture: How your genes shape who you are
    - Why Nature Vs. Nurture Is A False Dichotomy
    - Beyond Nature vs. Nurture: What Makes Us Ourselves?
    - Nature Vs. Nurture Debate in Psychology

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