Modelling coupled human–environment complexity for the future of the biosphere: strengths, gaps and promising directions
Humans and the environment form a single complex system where humans not only
influence ecosystems but also react to them. Despite this, there are far fewer coupled human …
influence ecosystems but also react to them. Despite this, there are far fewer coupled human …
Peer learning and cultural evolution
In this article, we integrate cultural evolutionary theory with empirical research from
developmental psychology, cultural anthropology, and primatology to explore the role of …
developmental psychology, cultural anthropology, and primatology to explore the role of …
Cultural evolution of genetic heritability
Behavioral genetics and cultural evolution have both revolutionized our understanding of
human behavior–largely independent of each other. Here, we reconcile these two fields …
human behavior–largely independent of each other. Here, we reconcile these two fields …
Evolution without inheritance: steps to an ecology of learning
T Ingold - Current Anthropology, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
Attempts to integrate human culture, history, or symbolic imagination into a comprehensive
theory of evolution have, up to now, foundered on a bifurcation between mind and nature …
theory of evolution have, up to now, foundered on a bifurcation between mind and nature …
The interplay between age structure and cultural transmission
Empirical work has shown that human cultural transmission can be heavily influenced by
population age structure. We aim to explore the role of such age structure in sha** the …
population age structure. We aim to explore the role of such age structure in sha** the …
Children and innovation: Play, play objects and object play in cultural evolution
Cultural evolutionary theory conceptualises culture as an information-transmission system
whose dynamics take on evolutionary properties. Within this framework, however, innovation …
whose dynamics take on evolutionary properties. Within this framework, however, innovation …
The fundamentals of cultural adaptation: implications for human adaptation
The process of human adaptation to novel environments is a uniquely complex interplay
between cultural and genetic changes. However, mechanistically, we understand little about …
between cultural and genetic changes. However, mechanistically, we understand little about …
Cultural specialization as a double-edged sword: division into specialized guilds might promote cultural complexity at the cost of higher susceptibility to cultural loss
The transition to specialization of knowledge within populations could have facilitated the
accumulation of cultural complexity in humans. Specialization allows populations to …
accumulation of cultural complexity in humans. Specialization allows populations to …
Social tolerance and success-biased social learning underlie the cultural transmission of an induced extractive foraging tradition in a wild tool-using primate
The last two decades have seen great advances in the study of social learning (learning
from others), in part due to efforts to identify it in the wild as the basis of behavioral traditions …
from others), in part due to efforts to identify it in the wild as the basis of behavioral traditions …
The importance of life history and population regulation for the evolution of social learning
Social learning and life history interact in human adaptation, but nearly all models of the
evolution of social learning omit age structure and population regulation. Further progress is …
evolution of social learning omit age structure and population regulation. Further progress is …