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The allure of stories

Many Minds

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Do You Have a Date Called Phylogenetic Analysis?

We're not yet at the point in oral tradition where we have anything like a molecular clock, but it's by no means impossible. Getting people to tell and retell stories is something that potentially could be really useful for doing these so-called date calibrated phylogenetic analysis. There are certain kinds of stories that seem to have a particularly powerful intuitive appeal and really kind of lodge themselves in our minds.

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