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…ich themselves evolve to take advantage of our evolved psychology. Anthropologists treat culture as just random inputs. Social psychologists document the funny quirks of our behavior without explaining where they come from. And economists assume people optimize given their tastes...

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Social sampling, very simply, is looking around you at the actions of people who are like you, finding what’s popular, and then copying it if it seems like a good idea to you. Idea propagation has this popularity function driving it, but individual adoption also is about figuring...

…w is this achieved? This kind of impact of language is not a result of understanding the content of speech. It reflects social goals and motives. To the extent that this kind of social impact may parallel empathic processes, we might find that similar mechanisms are involved. Som...

understanding seduction in terms of observed behaviors. They have terms for social tactics that run the gamut from creating rapport, to encouraging trust, to building sexual tension, to shifting social power. But although the purpose of these social tactics is to manipulate emoti...

…elacorte Press; 2007. Dunbar R. The Human Story. London: Faber and Faber 2004. Dunbar RIM, Shultz S. Evolution in the Social Brain. Science 2007;317:1344-7. Beckerman S, Erickson PI, Yost J, Regalado J, Jaramillo L, Sparks C, Iromenga M, Long K. Life histories, blood revenge,...

…inactive, but the effects of loneliness were independent of changes in health status. Similarly, individuals with fewer social connections (i.e., a smaller social network) were less likely to be physically active, but the effects of loneliness on physical activity did not depend...

Social sampling, very simply, is looking around you at the actions of people who are like you, finding what’s popular, and then copying it if it seems like a good idea to you. Idea propagation has this popularity function driving it, but individual adoption also is about figuring...

…This is not the envy center of the brain. There is no such area. But the recruitment of the anterior cingulate in other social situations helps us understand what is going on more generally in the case of envy. The anterior cingulate activates when we experience pain from social...

…s, black kids in the US have slower cognitive development (and never catch up), which the study of course attributed to social factors without any evidence, and they had faster motor development! I suspect this means their brains are slower at learning high-level concepts, becaus...

…s, black kids in the US have slower cognitive development (and never catch up), which the study of course attributed to social factors without any evidence, and they had faster motor development! I suspect this means their brains are slower at learning high-level concepts, becaus...

…edical cost inflation ¢ Improve efficiency / productivity of healthcare system * Raise retirement age * Reduce benefits Social 5 * Increase Social Security tax rate : Security oS MIN Snes ¢ Reduce future initial benefits by indexing to cost of living growth rather than wage growt...

…d child, they recognize that science might illuminate and refine that understanding. And religion, in turn, might shape social institutions that not only enhance the human drive toward social connection but also imaginatively extend its influence beyond direct kinship to influenc...

…tion’s poorest, the electorate must understand the full dimensions of the challenges. Unfunded Entitlement (Medicare + Social Security) + Underfunded F2010 USA Inc. Revenues + Expenses At A Glance Entitlement Expenditures (Medicaid) = Among Largest Long-Term Liabilities on USA I...

…edical cost inflation * Improve efficiency / productivity of healthcare system * Raise retirement age * Reduce benefits Social ah 5 * Increase Social Security tax rate : Security Gemalion ¢ Reduce future initial benefits by indexing to cost of living growth rather than wage growt...