Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Factors of social partners' selection: who helps/harms others (signal of how someone may act towards ourselves) & who acts like/unlike others (capacity for coordination)

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The selection of social partners based on the moral actions of the group vs. the individual. Brandon M. Woo, Jason Paul Mitchell. Human Beha...

Nuclear Twin Family analysis: Political orientation is often assumed to be shaped by socialization processes, but previous studies have shown substantial genetic variance components in party affiliation, political attitudes & behaviors

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Hufer, A., Kornadt, A. E., Kandler, C., & Riemann, R. (2019). Genetic and environmental variation in political orientation in adolescenc...

Direct evidence for transport of RNA from the mouse brain to the germline and offspring?

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Direct evidence for transport of RNA from the mouse brain to the germline and offspring. Elizabeth A. O’Brien, Kathleen S. Ensbey, Bryan W. ...

Traditional postpartum care: Alloparenting has been considered as an important factor in raising children; additional help can enhance further reproductive opportunity of new mother & her key role on enhancing the fitness of the newborn

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Traditional postpartum care: Alloparenting from an evolutionary perspective. Sangkwon Woo, Mark V. Flinn, Robert S. Walker. Human Behavior a...

‘I Do Not Exist’: Pathologies of Self Among Western Buddhists

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‘I Do Not Exist’: Pathologies of Self Among Western Buddhists. Judith Pickering. Journal of Religion and Health, June 2019, Volume 58, Issue...
Monday, July 1, 2019

Return the favour: Preverbal infants represent direct reciprocity

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Return the favour: Preverbal infants represent direct reciprocity. Joakim Haugane Zahl, Erik Kjos Fonn, Oda Eidjar, Lotte Thomsen. Human Beh...

Pseudo-opinions (commenting on fictitious questions, even though they should not really have an opinion): Up to 69% of the respondents give a substantive opinion on the fictitious questionnaires; the better educated sin more.

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Wolter F., Junkermann J. (2019) Antwortvalidität in Survey-Interviews: Meinungsäußerungen zu fiktiven Dingen (=approx. Response validity in ...

From the “Terminal Essay” in Volume Ten of Sir Richard Francis Burton's translation of The Arabian Nights (1886)

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Sir Richard Francis Burton From the “Terminal Essay” in Volume Ten of his translation of The Arabian Nights (1886). http://paganpressbooks...