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Where does the data come from? How do I use it?

Wristbands with unique ID numbers are distributed to each visitor inside the Hall of Human Life. These wristbands allow visitors to scan into each Link Station activity to anonymously log and compare their data with others. The data and graphs are accessible both in the exhibit and right here, online!

To view your data online, type in the eight digit number located directly below the barcode on your wristband. Have multiple IDs? Separate them by commas to view their data all at once! (example: 0000000, 1111111, 2222222)

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Can you lend an ear?

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    Lend an Ear
    Photo Credit: 
    © Michael Malyszko

Discover how your ear’s shape is determined at a critical period.

This is one of fifteen interactive Link Station activities. Try it out in the Hall of Human Life, then view and compare your data here. How long are your ears? For this activity, you will take a picture of your ear and measure its length. What factors, such as age or height, do you think might affect ear length?

Overview

This overview shows the length of Museum visitors’ ears. The vertical axis shows ear length in inches. Do you think a person’s age, height, or sex correlate with their ear length? The graph shows the measurements of 150 Museum visitors’ ears.

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  • Overview
  • Age
  • Sex
  • Height

Critical period

The shape of your ear was determined during a critical period of your development. During this time, between four and nine weeks after conception, the environment in the womb had the greatest impact on the genes that determined your ears’ shape.

My, what big ears you have

Your basic ear shape is established during fetal development, but the story does not end there. Our ears continue to lengthen throughout our lives.

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