receptivity

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Measuring the receptivity of stigmas, a necessary element for pollination, overlapped with the highest number of beetles found visiting the flowers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

By the end of the recording, you just may feel the world ever so slightly differently, with your perception a little changed, your receptivity a little enhanced, your sense of wonder a little improved.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2023

But health officials privately worry about limited funds, worn-out front-line health workers and the dwindling receptivity of many Americans to covid precautions.

From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2022

Just that prevailing economic conditions and something in Uruguay’s character had afforded the transition more receptivity than anyone predicted.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2022

How do differences in receptivity among societies arise?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond