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SoS 274: Female competition and the power of gossip: from sororities to small-scale societies with Dr. Nicole Hess

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Apr 13, 202600:45:07Science & Medicine

In this episode, Chris interviews Dr. Nicole Hess about her research on female competition, indirect aggression, gossip, and “Informational Warfare” theory in U.S. sororities and small-scale societies in the Central Afri...

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SoS 274: Female competition and the power of gossip: from sororities to small-scale societies with Dr. Nicole Hess

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