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The U.S. Is Just Different — So Let’s Stop Pretending We’re Not (Ep. 469 Replay)

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The Science of Culture

Culture is not genetics or biology and individual characteristics. It's more about how individuals are acted upon by the people and institutions around them. Culture is information stored in people's heads that got there by some kind of learning process, usually social learning. Michel gelfand wanted to measure culture and how it s from place to place.

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