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Curr Biol. 2021 Jun 21;31(12):R783-R786. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.048.

Gossip: More than just trash talk.

Current biology : CB

Richard Huskey

Affiliations

  1. Department of Communication, Center for Mind and Brain, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 34157260 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.048

Abstract

Think gossip is just trash talk? Think again. A new study shows that gossip influences behavior, fosters cooperation, and increases group affiliation.

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