IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Jun 2008

Introduction to Darwinian Perspectives on Electronic Communication

Ned Kock Texas A&M International University ; Donald A. Hantula Temple University ; Stephen C. Hayne Colorado State University ; Gad Saad Concordia University ; Peter M. Todd Indiana University Bloomington ; Richard T. Watson University of Georgia

Abstract

<para xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> This article provides an introduction to the Special Section on Darwinian Perspectives on Electronic Communication. It starts with a discussion of the motivation for the Special Section, followed by several sections written by the Guest Editor (Ned Kock) and the Guest Associate Editors (Donald Hantula, Stephen Hayne, Gad Saad, Peter Todd, and Richard Watson). In those sections, the Guest Editor and Associate Editors put forth several provocative ideas that hopefully will provide a roadmap for future inquiry in areas related to the main topic of the Special Section. Toward its end, this article provides a discussion on how biological theories of electronic communication can bridge the current gap between technological and social theories. The article concludes with an answer to an intriguing question: Are we as a species currently evolving to become better at using electronic communication technologies? </para>

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IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
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2008-06-01
DOI
10.1109/tpc.2008.2000327
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