Daniel Hoffmann 🥬<p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Trauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trauma</span></a> may leave <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/epigenetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>epigenetic</span></a> marks that are passed to following generations. Some preliminary evidence for this hypothesis comes from a (relatively small) study with Syrian families. Mechanisms unclear. But think about how this may affect historical trajectories of, e.g. countries traumatized by war. <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00937-z" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/d41586-025</span><span class="invisible">-00937-z</span></a></p>