London Fortean Society: Twins: Superstitions & Marvels, Fantasies & Experiments (at Conway Hall)

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Human twins have many meanings and different histories. They are taken as objects of wonder and violent repression, the subjects of scientific experiment. Now millions are born through fertility technologies. Their history is often buried in philosophies and medical theories, religious and scientific practices, and countless stories of devotion and tragedy.
In this talk, anthropologist and twin William Viney shows how the use and abuse of twins has helped to shape the world in which we live.
[This talk was filmed in the Brockway Room at Conway Hall in June 2021, with an online audience]

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