I'm thinking about running an experiment into a genetic basis for the inheritance of cultural traits:
Hypothesis:
Cultural traits (fashion sense, taste in music etc.) are genetically determined, so that people with similar genes will tend to learn behaviours in the same way.
Method:
Get two identical twins.
Separate them until they both decide to get a hair-cut.
Record their haircut choice.
Prediction:
If one subject shaves off all his hair, the other will too.
I'm thinking about calling it the bald-twin effect.
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