Complex cognitive algorithms preserved by selective social learning in experimental populations
Many human abilities rely on cognitive algorithms discovered by previous generations.
Cultural accumulation of innovative algorithms is hard to explain because complex concepts …
Cultural accumulation of innovative algorithms is hard to explain because complex concepts …
Operationalizing cultural adaptation to climate change: contemporary examples from United States agriculture
It has been proposed that climate adaptation research can benefit from an evolutionary
approach. But related empirical research is lacking. We advance the evolutionary study of …
approach. But related empirical research is lacking. We advance the evolutionary study of …
The Initial Upper Paleolithic in Central and East Asia: blade technology, cultural transmission, and implications for human dispersals
N Zwyns - Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology, 2021 - Springer
Archaeological assemblages labeled as Initial Upper Paleolithic are often seen as possible
evidence for dispersals of Homo sapiens populations in Eurasia, ca. 45,000 years ago …
evidence for dispersals of Homo sapiens populations in Eurasia, ca. 45,000 years ago …
Underappreciated features of cultural evolution
Cultural evolution theory has long been inspired by evolutionary biology. Conceptual
analogies between biological and cultural evolution have led to the adoption of a range of …
analogies between biological and cultural evolution have led to the adoption of a range of …
Postmarital residence rules and transmission pathways in cultural hitchhiking
Cultural evolutionary processes can often lead to a statistical association between neutral
and adaptive traits during episodes of population dispersal and the introduction of a …
and adaptive traits during episodes of population dispersal and the introduction of a …
Want climate‐change adaptation? Evolutionary theory can help
The idea of adaptation, in which an organism or population becomes better suited to its
environment, is used in a variety of disciplines. Originating in evolutionary biology …
environment, is used in a variety of disciplines. Originating in evolutionary biology …
Modelling cultural systems and selective filters
A specific goal of the field of cultural evolution is to understand how processes of
transmission and selection at the individual level lead to population-wide patterns of cultural …
transmission and selection at the individual level lead to population-wide patterns of cultural …
Cultural diversity in unequal societies sustained through cross-cultural competence and identity valuation
JA Bunce - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2021 - nature.com
In much contemporary political discourse, valued cultural characteristics are threatened by
interaction with culturally distinct others, such as immigrants or a hegemonic majority. Such …
interaction with culturally distinct others, such as immigrants or a hegemonic majority. Such …
Minority-group incubators and majority-group reservoirs support the diffusion of climate change adaptations
Successful climate change adaptation depends on the spread and maintenance of adaptive
behaviours. Current theory suggests that the heterogeneity of metapopulation structure can …
behaviours. Current theory suggests that the heterogeneity of metapopulation structure can …
Applying cultural evolution to address climate and environmental challenges
Reducing human impacts on Earth's biological systems is an urgent global priority.
However, while the necessary technical solutions are now very well understood, the social …
However, while the necessary technical solutions are now very well understood, the social …