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Humans Aren't the Only Ones Who Listen to Gossip

Thursday, July 21, 2011
Ground-nesting birds have a hard time raising their young, with many eggs and chicks falling prey to predators like chipmunks. One way they overcome these problems is by eavesdropping on the chips, chucks and trills that their enemies the chipmunks use to communicate with each other, and then using this information to find safer spots to build...
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Gossip

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Can it hurt you in the workplace? - We love to chat, but we abhor nasty gossip. Gossip in the workplace can be a weapon or a gift, affecting both power and influence in the office. New research shows that depending on how this weapon is used, its influence can be either strong or weak, so we can use it to our advantage in the...

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Is There a Science of Gossip?

Tuesday, August 1, 2006

There is actually a science about how gossip spreads. During the 2004 presidential election there were identical rumors about BOTH candidates Bush and Kerry, saying that each of them had misquoted the Bible. But if you're a Democrat, you probably didn't hear the Kerry rumor?and vice-versa. Is there any way to tell if the gossip we hear is true...

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