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Ep122 "Why do we so rarely say what we mean?" (with Steven Pinker)

Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

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Anonymity, Mob Dynamics, and Body Signals

Shows how online anonymity removes face-to-face common-knowledge signals, fueling mob behavior, and why blushing, laughter, crying, and eye contact evolved as public signals.

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