Re: Cultural traits and vulnerability to memes

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Fri Mar 15 2002 - 04:01:45 GMT

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    Hi Scott Chase -

    >How many people are yawning now, reading this post?

    Such self-effacement does not become you....

    Yawning is a _very_ special behavior, with both autonomic and
    sociobiological and cultural components. Good place to start, I think.

    - Wade

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