Serial killers, spiders and cybersex: Social and survival information bias in the transmission of urban legends

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RT @amesoudi: @RichardDawkins Some other examples in this study by @JStubbersfield, @EgfEmma & @JJTehrani Serial killers, spiders and cyb…

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@RichardDawkins Some other examples in this study by @JStubbersfield, @EgfEmma & @JJTehrani Serial killers, spiders and cybersex: Social and survival information bias in the transmission of urban legends https://t.co/mkM2DV4xIG

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@garicgymro Sttubersfield et al. (2015) Serial killers, spiders and cybersex: Social and survival information bias in the transmission of urban legends? https://t.co/vSTTWcYA99

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RT @amesoudi: 1. @JStubbersfield, @JJTehrani & @EgfEmma’s 2014 transmission chain study comparing social, survival and non-social/survival.…

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