Biological neural networks are systems of extraordinary computational capabilities shaped
by evolution, development, and lifelong learning. The interplay of these elements leads to …

The management literature is paying increasing attention to the phenomenon of imitation.
However, there are several gaps in understanding what drives firms' imitative behaviors …

This paper advances an “information goods” theory that explains prestige processes as an
emergent product of psychological adaptations that evolved to improve the quality of …

In constructing improved models of human behavior, both experimental and behavioral
economists have increasingly turned to evolutionary theory for insights into human …

Cooperation among humans is one of the keys to our great evolutionary success. Natalie
and Joseph Henrich examine this phenomena with a unique fusion of theoretical work on …

Recent debates about memetics have revealed some widespread misunderstandings about
Darwinian approaches to cultural evolution. Drawing from these debates, this paper …

Humans learn, via observation of others. This article refers to this form of social learning,
which may be particular to humans, as cultural learning. The combination of both the high …

Spatial planning is about dealing with our'everyday'environment. In A Planner's Encounter
with Complexity we present various understandings of complexity and how the environment …

We nuance the overtly negative image of overqualified employees by illuminating the
brighter side of overqualification. In this extension of current thinking on overqualification, we …

This paper presents a simple mathematical model that shows how economic inequality
between social groups can arise and be maintained even when the only adaptive learning …