I say dog, you say chicken? New study explores why we disagree so often
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New research from UC Berkeley says mismatches in conceptual definitions of basic things — even animals — help explain why people end up talking past each other so often. (Photo by Jon Kenfield via Flickr) Is a dog more similar to a chicken or an
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Julia Farmer on LinkedIn: #ombuds
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Julia Farmer on LinkedIn: I say dog, you say chicken? New study
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