English people show significantly lower interaction rates (approximately 5 times fewer phone interactions) compared to Portuguese people of the same city size, suggesting that cultural factors affect the propensity for social interaction beyond what network structure alone would predict.
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Jeffrey WestEvidence Quote
“it's a factor of uh of almost five difference because as anybody knows no people don't talk to one another in England”
Source
Geoffrey West, The Simplicity, Unity and Complexity of Life | Natural Philosophy Forum Lecture, 2024— Hopkins Natural Philosophy ForumCreated: 8/10/2026, 10:45:11 PM
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