Why Can't Everyone Be Tall?

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Height is one of the first things we notice about someone, and it affects us all the time, whether you struggle to find pants that are long enough or can't reach the top shelf. And the biology of how we reach our final adulthood heights is pretty complicated, from genes to environment and a bit in the middle. Plus, there are some pros and cons to your height, whatever it is! Hosted by: Madelyn Leembruggen (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going! https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Jp Lynch, Friso, Cye Stoner, Eric Jensen, Chris Mackey, J.V. Rosenbalm, Adam Brainard, Alan Wong, Bethany Matthews, David Johnston, Jaap Westera, Reed Spilmann, Toyas Dhake, Chris Curry, Matt Curls, Garrett Galloway, Blood Doctor Kelly, Lyndsay Brown, Jeremy Mattern, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters, Kevin Knupp, Steve Gums, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Joseph Ruf, Jason A Saslow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/scishow.bsky.social #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQLNqQhkNr8YwKxiMBWfx2rKWpJ2lBtpugEyQUxD48O7Z0fqXR6rA0be-OrIgpsQB4DPMc652TOKTko/pub