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What is “normal” and what is “different”? - Yana Buhrer Tavanier

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The word “normal” is often used as a synonym for "typical," "expected," or even "correct." By that logic, most people should fit the description of normal. But time and time again, so-called normal descriptions of our bodies, minds, and perceptions have turned out to match almost no one. So what does normal actually mean— and should we be relying on it so much? Yana Buhrer Tavanier investigates.

In 1945, two sculptures, meant to represent the average man and woman in the United States, went on exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History. Based on measurements taken from tens of thousands of young men and women, what were they called?

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Meet The Creators

  • Educator Yana Buhrer Tavanier
  • Director Eoin Duffy
  • Narrator Pen-Pen Chen
  • Animator Eoin Duffy, Jamie Hogan
  • Composer Adam Alexander, Bamm Bamm Wolfgang
  • Sound Designer Adam Alexander, Bamm Bamm Wolfgang
  • Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
  • Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
  • Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
  • Editorial Producer Elizabeth Cox
  • Content Associate Abdallah Ewis

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