Culture, complexity, and informing: How shared beliefs can enhance our search for fitness

Informing Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-98

  Gill, T Grandon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity; Culture; Filters; Fitness; Homophily; Informing; Rugged landscapes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877028265     PISSN: 15479684     EISSN: 15214672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.28945/1778     Document Type: Article

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