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To: Lane3 who wrote (94301)	11/6/2008 12:01:54 PM
From: spiral3	Read Replies (1) of 541740

Hi Karen, Not to flog an old horse or anything but wrt to the “utilitarian” process you perceived between you and your ex, I thought that you might find this interesting – perhaps the rationale you were looking for. Tuning in to unconscious communication MIT researchers discover revealing clues in conversations David Chandler, MIT News Office?October 21, 2008 What you say in a conversation -- whether it's on a first date, a job interview or pitching an idea -- may be less important than how you say it. But the cues that may decide the outcome can be so subtle that neither person in the conversation is consciously aware of them. <snip> The strong correlations between unconscious forms of communication and the decisions that result strongly undermines people's perception that they are making choices based on rational, conscious factors, Pentland says. "My data shows that's simply not true." By understanding and measuring factors that people are usually unaware of, he says, "I view it as putting human nature back into our social fabric." </snip> web.mit.edu

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