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Board games
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

The tiles that bind: How mahjong is bring generations together

Mahjong is becoming increasingly accessible in Bay Area public spaces, attracting diverse, intergenerational players and organized tutorial events.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Bad Bunny gives Super Bowl viewers two choices: crash out or tap in

U.S. power shapes Caribbean mobility and cultural transmission, framing Spanish-language expressions like Bad Bunny's as un-American and prompting either exclusionary resentment or engaged curiosity.
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

The Black Wife Effect: How Relationships Shape Identity

Close intimate relationships with Black women often reshape partners' identities, behaviors, and cultural awareness through sustained, cross-cultural daily interaction and shared meaning-making.
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Psychology
fromPsychology Today
6 months ago

The Brain as a Phonograph: How Imprinting Etches the Mind

Fleeting sensory experiences become durable neural imprints that replay and shape behavior, speech, and cultural expressions.
Science
fromPsychology Today
6 months ago

Macaws and the Origins of Social Learning

Blue-throated macaws learn rare gestures through third-party imitation, acquiring behaviors faster and more accurately, indicating parrots possess capacity for social learning and cultural transmission.
philosophy
fromAeon
10 months ago

Why birds don't buy Bentleys and we humans will never fly | Aeon Essays

Culture and its transmission distinguish humans from other species, enabling complex knowledge sharing across generations.
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