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James Brody
March 23rd, 2009, 10:56 AM
So what else is new?

According to a posting by Robert Karl Stonjek today on the evo-psych list, "Scientists examine how social networks influence behaviorMarch 22nd, 2009 in Other Sciences / Social sciences Conventional wisdom holds that it's not what you know, it's who you know. But now scientists studying networking are starting to realize that when it comes to much in life, it's also who the people you know know, and perhaps also who those people know. Drawing from computer science, math, sociology and other disciplines, researchers are starting to figure out how those branching thickets of human social networks are shaping our tastes, our purchases, how we vote, and even our health and happiness <http://www.physorg.com/tags/happiness/> ."

More at http://www.physorg.com/news156957899.html

Also:
Brody, J. (2005) ADHD: Inhibition, Emergent Networks, and Maternal Investment. Chapter 2 in Michelle Larimer (Ed.) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Research. Hauppage, NY: Nova Science Biomedical Series. pp.19-58.
Brody J (2008) Rebellion: Physics to Personal Will. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse.