Many of the statistical models that could provide an accurate, interesting, and testable
explanation for the structure of a data set turn out to have intractable likelihood functions …

We develop a conceptual framework for studying collective adaptation in complex socio-
cognitive systems, driven by dynamic interactions of social integration strategies, social …

Human behaviour is complex and multifaceted, and is studied by a broad range of
disciplines across the social and natural sciences. To mark our 5th anniversary, we asked …

Collective dynamics emerge from countless individual decisions. Yet, we poorly understand
the processes governing dynamically-interacting individuals in human collectives under …

Modern phylogenetic methods are increasingly being used to address questions about
macro-level patterns in cultural evolution. These methods can illuminate the unobservable …

In this paper, we test the hypothesis of the Neolithic Demographic Transition in the Central
Balkan Early Neolithic (6250–5300 BC) by applying the method of summed calibrated …

Cultural evolution is partly driven by the strategies individuals use to learn behaviour from
others. Previous experiments on strategic learning let groups of participants engage in …

With commons encompassing approximately 65% of Earth's surface and vast tracts of the
ocean, a critical challenge for sustainability involves establishing effective institutions for …

From a gene-culture evolutionary perspective, the recent rise in obesity rates around the
Developed world is unprecedented; perhaps the most rapid population-scale shift in human …

Belief dynamics has an important role in sha** our responses to natural and societal
phenomena, ranging from climate change and pandemics to immigration and conflicts …