taw comments on Review: Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 30 May 2012 05:59:39AM 4 points [-]

Also, twins share their uterine environment.

This wouldn't apply to IVF twins reared apart, but I doubt there's much of that in the studies.

Comment author: taw 30 May 2012 10:23:13AM 2 points [-]

As we know from natural experiment of Dutch famine of 1944 mother's health is extremely important. This brief event had significant effects on two generations.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 30 May 2012 01:29:48PM 1 point [-]

I get the impression that multi-generational effects don't get into the popular press much. I'm guessing that people don't want to think about problems which would take a long time to get better.

Do you know whether two generations was enough to undo all the effects of the famine?

Comment author: tut 05 June 2012 03:55:06PM 1 point [-]

...whether two generations was enough to undo all the effects of the famine?

It didn't.