Educate Me Papa

EP 54. Reunite Me Papa - Deliberately Divided Twins

Episode Summary

In this weeks episode, Sam educates us on the deliberately divided twins and triplets of the Louise Wise Agency. In an attempt to study "nurture vs. nature," psychiatrist Peter Neubauer purposefully separated identical sets of twins and triplets when adopting them out. Listen to find out why he did this, what effects it had on the subjects of his study, and what information was shared. *Trigger warning for brief mentions of mental health and suicide*

Episode Notes

Documentaries referenced in the episode:

The Twinning Reaction, directed by Lori Shinseki - streaming on Tubi and available with a Youtube Premium subscription

Three Identical Strangers, directed by Tim Wardle - streaming on Hulu and for rent on Amazon Prime

 

Sources:

https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/generalpsychiatry/80829#:~:text=In%20the%201960s%2C%20clinical%20psychiatrist,a%20new%20tab%20or%20window.

https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2018/10/01/records-from-controversial-twin-study-sealed-at-yale-until-2065/

https://www.cbc.ca/passionateeye/episodes/the-twinning-reaction

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

https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/12/resources/3434