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Mar 2021
1h 26m

Signalling: Why You Do The Things You Do...

Chris Williamson
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Rob Henderson is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge and a US Air Force Veteran. Signalling is something everyone is doing all of the time. We are constantly leaking information about ourselves and our motives, but most of that information is involuntary. Expect to learn why signalling and status are intrinsically linked, how a standing next to ... Show More
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