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Created by:

Mitchell Moffit (@mitchellmoffit)
Gregory Brown (@whalewatchmeplz)

CONTACT
asapscience[at]gmail[dot]com

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ASAPSCIENCE INC.
P.O. Box 93, Toronto P
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Nipple PODCAST: https://youtu.be/l7Vf2X8ARn4?si=0IXmk-5sgTN5NRf_

Written by: Gregory Brown
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Edited by: Luka Šarlija 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation#/media/File:Generation_timeline.svg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect

https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/12/262

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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4152423/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/401304132_Has_the_Flynn_Effect_Reversed_Environmental_Cognitive_Restructuring_and_the_Academic_Performance_of_Generation_Z

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Written by: Gregory Brown
Animations by: Gregory Brown
Edited by: Luka Šarlija 

Resources and further learning:
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Today we're looking at some of the wildest twin studies and research to finally answer the question of Nature vs Nurture. What's more important: your genes or your environment? Are you born smart or does your school matter more?

Sources and Further Reading:

https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/sources-human-psychological-differences-minnesota-study-twins-reared-apart-1990-thomas-j

https://www.psypost.org/major-iq-differences-in-identical-twins-linked-to-schooling-challenging-decades-of-research/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825003853?via%3Dihub

https://ki.se/en/research/research-infrastructure-and-environments/core-facilities-for-research/the-swedish-twin-registry

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/nasas-twins-study-results-published-in-science-journal/

https://www.nature.com/articles/ng.3285

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      <description>What if we could stop billions of tires from becoming pure waste? Turns out, we may be closer than you think! &#xA;&#xA;We partnered with Hyundai Canada and McMaster University to help highlight an incredible project aiming to turn tire waste into hockey pucks. Following some breakthrough science by the team at McMaster, they’ve not only been successful in the creation of a ‘green’ puck, but have also been able to take the principles further by turning used tires into a silicone. This not only uses waste material that would otherwise end up in a landfill, but also significantly reduces the environmental impact of the silicone itself!&#xA;&#xA;You can check out Professor Brook&#39;s breakthrough research here:&#xA;https://www.sciencedirect.com/org/science/article/abs/pii/S1434193X22050733&#xA;&#xA;And their initiative to transform tires into useful materials here:&#xA;https://www.neoparaco.com/home</description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What if we could stop billions of tires from becoming pure waste? Turns out, we may be closer than you think! 

We partnered with Hyundai Canada and McMaster University to help highlight an incredible project aiming to turn tire waste into hockey pucks. Following some breakthrough science by the team at McMaster, they’ve not only been successful in the creation of a ‘green’ puck, but have also been able to take the principles further by turning used tires into a silicone. This not only uses waste material that would otherwise end up in a landfill, but also significantly reduces the environmental impact of the silicone itself!

You can check out Professor Brook's breakthrough research here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/org/science/article/abs/pii/S1434193X22050733

And their initiative to transform tires into useful materials here:
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The anal breakthrough is a key part of all animal evolution. This video starts at the beginning of the universe, and then explains how life on Earth led to human consciousness - but ONLY due to the amazing creation of a human anus. :)

Written by: Gregory Brown
Animations by: Gregory Brown
Edited by: Luka Šarlija 

Resources and further learning:
Belk, et al. (2016). Biology: science for life. Fifth edition. Pearson.
Godfrey-Smith, Peter. Living On Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.
Godfrey-Smith, Peter. Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
Kukushkin, Nicolay (2025). One Hand Clapping: Unraveling the Mystery of the Human Mind. Prometheus Books, 2025.
Prescod-Weinstein, Chanda (2021). The Disordered Cosmos:  A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, & Dreams Deferred. Bold Type Books, 2021]]></itunes:summary>
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