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A cultural trait is a single identifiable material or non-material element within a culture, and is conceivable as an object in itself. [1] [2] [3]Similar traits can be grouped together as components, or subsystems of culture; [4] the terms sociofact and mentifact (or psychofact) [5] were coined by biologist Julian Huxley as two of three subsystems of culture—the third being artifacts—to ...
The second type is a self-correcting meme that is highly resistant to mutation. As an example of this, he gives origami patterns taught to elementary students– the meme is either passed on in the exact sequence of instructions, or (in the case of a forgetful child) terminates. The self-correcting meme tends to not evolve, and to experience ...
For example, "I've flipped heads with this coin five times consecutively, so the chance of tails coming out on the sixth flip is much greater than heads." [ 66 ] Hot-hand fallacy (also known as "hot hand phenomenon" or "hot hand"), the belief that a person who has experienced success with a random event has a greater chance of further success ...
While sitting next to his friend and fellow yacht rock legend Christopher Cross in the film, McDonald remembers the first time he saw the SCTV skit starring Moranis as McDonald.
Weirdly, many people with long careers kind of expect to be treated badly; they’ve seen plenty of examples of corporate callousness. But Lalgee, 37, said many younger people outside of the ...
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Based in Stockholm, Sweden, the Mentimeter app was started by Swedish entrepreneur Johnny Warström [9] and Niklas Ingvar [9] as a response to unproductive meetings. [10] The initial start up budget was $500,000 raised by a group of prominent investors, including Per Appelgren in 2014, following the market's tendency to invest in Scandinavia.