Category: #T
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#T03 Beware the “either or” of binary thinking
Learning to understand the world From our earliest days, we try to make sense of the world by dividing it up into categories: me/not me, safe/not safe/, dog/mum and so on. These are called “binary” categories, because everything has to fit into one of the two choices. “Would you like tea or coffee?” forces you…
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#T02 Genes are generalists
The fascination of twins The 1980s were the golden age for twin studies. Identical twins share the same DNA, because they come from the same single fertilised egg. Some pairs of twins were (sadly) separated at birth to be adopted into different families. Many did not know they were twins until they were adults. Separated…