Links for many of the topics below for more detail. Jordan and Bryan dive into the different relationships that affect all of us whether we know it or not. 

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Nature vs. Nurture

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_versus_nurture

Dunbar's number 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number

Parasocial interactions:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasocial_interaction

Blog on parasocial interactions on Twitch TV

https://www.inspirethemind.org/blog/twitch-and-mental-health-the-parasocial-paradigm

The Bystander Effect and Diffusion of Responsibility

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese

Paradigm shift

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradigm_shift

Example of a physical shift: hearing sound for the first time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbe7x8GP2Ds

The Hero's Journey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero%27s_journey

Genie Feral child (misspeak in the episode, Genie was alive as recently as 2016) (A very tragic story, be warned) 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genie_(feral_child)