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<p class="MsoNormal">Speaking of self control, no one has mentioned Raised by Wolves. Just made it through the first season last night.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Friam <friam-bounces@redfish.com> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>thompnickson2@gmail.com<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 26, 2020 10:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group' <friam@redfish.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [FRIAM] social distancing increases risk of severe COVID reaction<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:72.0pt;font-family:Algerian">TROLL!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Nicholas Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Clark University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="mailto:ThompNickSon2@gmail.com">ThompNickSon2@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/">https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Friam <<a href="mailto:friam-bounces@redfish.com">friam-bounces@redfish.com</a>> On Behalf Of Prof David West<br>
Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2020 12:04 PM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:friam@redfish.com">friam@redfish.com</a><br>
Subject: [FRIAM] social distancing increases risk of severe COVID reaction<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">being isolated and distanced increases stress.;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">social isolation amplifies cytokine storm and likelihood of severe COVID reaction including death<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) provides a counterweight to stress<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Vagus Nerve governs PNS and activating/stimulating Nerve increases PNS effects<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">social interaction - laughing, talking, smiling, listening, and emoting switch on the Vagus nerve and PNS<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Minimize your COVID risk — have the group over for a party tonight. (Maybe Thanksgiving will spread the disease, but simultaneously decrease the risk of dying from it.)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">davew<o:p></o:p></p>
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