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No Stupid Questions · 2025-10-05 · 39 min · 6,947 words

42. How Does When You Are Born Affect Who You Are?

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I do not believe you. That is not possibly true. I'm Angela Duckworth. I'm Steven Dubner. And you're listening to No Stupid Questions.

Today on the show, how does when you are born affect who you are? I'm gonna have a kid now, because it's a lucky year. Also, how did Angela do with her No Sugar in the Morning Coffee challenge? The more cream, the better. Half and half became whole, or maybe one and a half.

Stephen, we got an email from somebody named Allie Caladine, and I would like to read it to you. Please. Angela and Stephen, does when you were born affect who you are? In my econometrics class, we're talking about instrumental variables.

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