Comments on: Behavior and Emotions as Virus http://emergentfool.com/2008/12/09/behavior-and-emotions-as-virus/ ...explorations in complex adaptive systems... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:29:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: rafefurst http://emergentfool.com/2008/12/09/behavior-and-emotions-as-virus/#comment-1627 rafefurst Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:29:13 +0000 http://rafefurst.wordpress.com/?p=626#comment-1627 Yeah, here's another recent one for good measure: <a href="http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/36386/title/Teen_depression_No_genes_required" rel="nofollow">"Depressed moms can raise their children’s risk for depression via nurture alone"</a> Yeah, here’s another recent one for good measure:

“Depressed moms can raise their children’s risk for depression via nurture alone”

]]> By: ben http://emergentfool.com/2008/12/09/behavior-and-emotions-as-virus/ ...explorations in complex adaptive systems... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:29:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comments on: Behavior and Emotions as Virus http://emergentfool.com/2008/12/09/behavior-and-emotions-as-virus/ ...explorations in complex adaptive systems... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:29:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: rafefurst http://emergentfool.com/2008/12/09/behavior-and-emotions-as-virus/#comment-1627 rafefurst Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:29:13 +0000 http://rafefurst.wordpress.com/?p=626#comment-1627 Yeah, here's another recent one for good measure: <a href="http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/36386/title/Teen_depression_No_genes_required" rel="nofollow">"Depressed moms can raise their children’s risk for depression via nurture alone"</a> Yeah, here’s another recent one for good measure:

“Depressed moms can raise their children’s risk for depression via nurture alone”

]]> By: ben http://emergentfool.com/2008/12/09/behavior-and-emotions-as-virus/#comment-1627 rafefurst Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:29:13 +0000 http://rafefurst.wordpress.com/?p=626#comment-1627 Yeah, here's another recent one for good measure: <a href="http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/36386/title/Teen_depression_No_genes_required" rel="nofollow">"Depressed moms can raise their children’s risk for depression via nurture alone"</a> Yeah, here’s another recent one for good measure:

“Depressed moms can raise their children’s risk for depression via nurture alone”

]]> Comments on: Behavior and Emotions as Virus http://emergentfool.com/2008/12/09/behavior-and-emotions-as-virus/ ...explorations in complex adaptive systems... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:29:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: rafefurst http://emergentfool.com/2008/12/09/behavior-and-emotions-as-virus/#comment-1627 rafefurst Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:29:13 +0000 http://rafefurst.wordpress.com/?p=626#comment-1627 Yeah, here's another recent one for good measure: <a href="http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/36386/title/Teen_depression_No_genes_required" rel="nofollow">"Depressed moms can raise their children’s risk for depression via nurture alone"</a> Yeah, here’s another recent one for good measure:

“Depressed moms can raise their children’s risk for depression via nurture alone”

]]> By: ben http://emergentfool.com/2008/12/09/behavior-and-emotions-as-virus/#comment-1628 ben Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:40:11 +0000 http://rafefurst.wordpress.com/?p=626#comment-1628 I guess the upshot would be that "human behavior" is a virus, in that we all learn from (and to an extent, imitate) each other's behavior. But the more studies of this nature we see, the less the term "virus" seems appropriate. I guess the upshot would be that “human behavior” is a virus, in that we all learn from (and to an extent, imitate) each other’s behavior.

But the more studies of this nature we see, the less the term “virus” seems appropriate.

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