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UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

Meta-outgroup theory:If I mention "outgroup", I'm not actively trying to signal my ingroup.But when I mention meta, I most certainly am.

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11/2/2016

UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

A costly ingroup fitness metric defined by effort required to stay on top of in-jokes within memeplexs.https://t.co/htC7r2hVwT

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1/2/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

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Tweets are not secret coded messages. But they act on group bonds to encoded feelings. Is "just joking" relative?https://t.co/IChIELHq6T

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1/2/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

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I laugh at own jokes.Slow to pick up other's.Find inappropriate things funny.I'm forever an outsider?https://t.co/bmHhcUFdx5 https://t.co/KPqxOYyGBA

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1/2/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

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Wipe that shit eating grin of your face. I know what you're thinking.It's not that. Oh god no. https://t.co/1EFSSgVo5u

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1/2/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

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Jokes help us define ourselves from the void.https://t.co/GmuRu4J6BY

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

Trolling as a group activity... runaway teasing as inside joke?"...We all want to save each other from nihilism." https://t.co/gOfTyHjFzR https://t.co/MRUxo4KsMx

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1/7/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

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"Hey, can we be really really clear about exactly how literal we’re being here?""How are you today?"https://t.co/yMgIq2Rm7L

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1/7/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

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Laughing with someone means you've found common ground and made headway into creating a shared identity?https://t.co/Kv5RQim9kt

UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

If you can't laugh with the outgroup against your own ingroup, how are you ever going to change their minds?https://t.co/IlWs3d8qUq

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1/7/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

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The role of fool/joker: helps us connect over shared experiences by recreating narratives for larger audience.https://t.co/dOlNpnVGb8 https://t.co/2a4hb26w4o

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1/23/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

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"...and suddenly we have a lovely "aha" moment."https://t.co/w4ALsa3pM3 https://t.co/ZNWKmZuWXM

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1/23/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

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That whole pattern recognition thing we do seems to be useful in many different ways. Sight, scent, sound, social...https://t.co/DZLLoMQvYl

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

I've seen this place before.word before.thought before.The aha moment of recognition?A joy of a familiar meme.https://t.co/Dds74kDGps

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1/23/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• about 8 years ago

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joker:theif::fool:rogueThe ravishing rogues steal both hearts & minds of debutantes before they're bartered off to the fools of the court.

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6/30/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• about 8 years ago

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Goofus steals girls away, rejecting systematic objectification. Gallant points out that the princess industrial complex makes women happy.

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6/30/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• about 8 years ago

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Mixing metaphors: "stirke that, reverse it".https://t.co/OVamU2OxFW

UltimApe@ultimape• about 8 years ago

Goofus steals girls away, rejecting systematic objectification. Gallant points out that the princess industrial complex makes women happy.

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6/30/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• about 8 years ago

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"must be some kind of way outta here",said Goofus to Gallant.Gallant nodded, replied:"There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief."

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6/30/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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So... jokes enforce group bonds, but also help with epistemological clarity? Why are these intertwined?https://t.co/zlawzjHaer https://t.co/byROOIKAtT

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9/7/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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Hungry dog -> runny nose -> olfactory clearing -> Sneezing signals hunger -> Threashhold for bored pack to hunt https://t.co/UX3QKbZ353 https://t.co/OAEI8OAAs5

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9/7/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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So... prediction that Canidae's runny nose is tied to serotonin. Associated with thread: https://t.co/l46n6XS3vX

UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

Really weird how often serotonin, starvation, and behavior change show up. Also see in ants, bees, humans... https://t.co/SqJQ3942di

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9/7/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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Huh, a study from 1988 that links intestinal mucus and nasal secretions with allergens via serotonin. https://t.co/J7SdX3jR4h

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9/7/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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Ok, now, are you following along? This next association is obvious...https://t.co/mE4SVrRm6z

UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

"women want to eat babies" => actually that serotonin + dopamine make us seek each other /forage. Food anticipation? https://t.co/P2rJxM6CNU

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9/7/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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Allergens make you fat?https://t.co/D2AGoMEPqC

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9/7/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

I could do this all day.https://t.co/fKjwldI6Be

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9/7/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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My nose is always clogged."H1-receptor antagonists increased both NA and 5HT levels and decreased 5-HIAA..." [1980]https://t.co/ZyRd1UbBHC

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9/7/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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And then you find some obscure notes on a blog about GERD, and wonder if your family has an H1/H2 gene mutation...https://t.co/NeN4vDBD54 https://t.co/N5JDdA5fdo

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9/7/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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I don't take anti-histamines myself, but still have insomnia and do better with increased choline. Related?:https://t.co/G3YLKT0d5N https://t.co/Lkq6ty6vZP

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9/7/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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Whelp, I basically just recreated an entire causal theory on autism by digging at a curiosity of some sneezing dogs.https://t.co/VToNBQahcn

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9/7/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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Why are there so many causal theories about autism? Obviously it's because there are many causes of autism!https://t.co/avzLFWrwq6 https://t.co/niJNW2IFGc

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9/7/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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"...helps us cope with stress, other laughter may serve as a defense and represent resistance to growth and change."https://t.co/QXPhsg2lb4 https://t.co/KDeAqeuWPe

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9/7/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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Do rats have contagious laughter?Do autistic rats do it differently?Are they better at epistemological puzzels?https://t.co/McguHiTOab

UltimApe@ultimape• about 11 years ago

@sciencable I wonder if laughing at someone is an evolutionary encouraged behavior that leads to social cohesion through group shame.

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9/7/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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Hypothesis: if dogs & humans share a microbiome, families w/ appendix removed will have better outcomes: dog act as an external storage.

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10/11/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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If autism has microbiome abnormalities & Kid get sick, but not express normally... would look causative to parents?https://t.co/8ZMNjNs8RO

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

The stress response might have appeared the same given eye gaze, but that doesn't mean it was experienced the same: https://t.co/NvmSMd96rA

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10/11/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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Stuff like this is assumed to be causative, but what if this habit boosted immune system under some conditions?https://t.co/qak5lc2ZK9 https://t.co/8TeUBPxnAV

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10/11/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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We live in interesting times.https://t.co/5dA4Te2Ftm https://t.co/lilUdFikQT

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10/11/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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Gah. It's nearly impossible to figure out things like "cute family friendly" vs "hunt/guard dog" correlates.https://t.co/9SPntOxOdE https://t.co/b15GSG6kxj

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10/11/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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Even with genetic variations associated with utility, most dogs are universally used as pets these days.https://t.co/SwXuQY20JH

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10/11/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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How long until wetnurses and daycares get "baby sharing" apps?https://t.co/JQSoykoKLShttps://t.co/yrOuL3x1zIIs that a thing yet?

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10/11/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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The house's dog will sneeze after petting her, but only if she hasn't eaten in a while or smelled food. Trying to verify w/ a double blind.

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10/16/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

My guess: Glucagon-like peptide-1 medicine for Type 2 Diabetes affect microbiome by rebalancing gastrin, somatostatin, ghrelin & serotonin.

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10/25/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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Fun way to think about your stomach's chemical production system: an evenly coated system of internal sweat-glands.https://t.co/YxGpo8xhXh https://t.co/aa1JDWCX7U

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10/25/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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Why is diabetes a risk factor in having an autistic kid?https://t.co/zOIgptm2cM

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

Dog butt theory of autism https://t.co/VTYkIQkdlE

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10/25/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

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Why would heat-shock proteins play a role in gut's processes? For same reason why they make you sweat. Homeostasis.https://t.co/2TOd3kATlm

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 8 years ago

Kids with autism or similar etiology will like broccoli because it makes them feel better.https://t.co/UPkHNh8L2F

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10/25/2017