Norm Networks (VIDEO)

University of Pennsylvania

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A new study led by the University of Pennsylvania's Damon Centola provides a scientific explanation for how social conventions everything from acceptable baby names to standards of professional conduct can emerge suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, with no external forces driving their creation.

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Annenberg School of Communication/University of Pennsylvania

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