Cultural evolution: a review of theory, findings and controversies
A Mesoudi - Evolutionary biology, 2016 - Springer
The last two decades have seen an explosion in research analysing cultural change as a
Darwinian evolutionary process. Here I provide an overview of the theory of cultural …
Darwinian evolutionary process. Here I provide an overview of the theory of cultural …
Prestige-biased social learning: Current evidence and outstanding questions
ÁV Jiménez, A Mesoudi - Palgrave Communications, 2019 - nature.com
Cultural evolution theory posits that a major factor in human ecological success is our high-
fidelity and selective social learning, which permits the accumulation of adaptive knowledge …
fidelity and selective social learning, which permits the accumulation of adaptive knowledge …
[BOOK][B] The secret of our success: How culture is driving human evolution, domesticating our species, and making us smarter
J Henrich - 2016 - degruyter.com
Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the
wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters …
wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters …
[BOOK][B] Evolutionary psychology: The new science of the mind
DM Buss - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
Where did we come from? What is our connection with other life forms? What are the
mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being? Evolutionary …
mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being? Evolutionary …
The elephant in the room: What matters cognitively in cumulative technological culture
Cumulative technological culture (CTC) refers to the increase in the efficiency and
complexity of tools and techniques in human populations over generations. A fascinating …
complexity of tools and techniques in human populations over generations. A fascinating …
[BOOK][B] Cultural evolution in the digital age
A Acerbi - 2019 - books.google.com
From emails to social media, from instant messaging to political memes, the way we produce
and transmit culture is radically changing. Understanding the consequences of the massive …
and transmit culture is radically changing. Understanding the consequences of the massive …
The Big Man Mechanism: how prestige fosters cooperation and creates prosocial leaders
Anthropological evidence from diverse societies suggests that prestige-based leadership
may provide a foundation for cooperation in many contexts. Here, inspired by such …
may provide a foundation for cooperation in many contexts. Here, inspired by such …
Who's the boss? Concepts of social power across development
Power differences are observed in children's early relationships, yet little is known about
how children conceptualize social power. Study 1 recruited adults (n= 35) to assess the …
how children conceptualize social power. Study 1 recruited adults (n= 35) to assess the …
Understanding cumulative cultural evolution
In a narrow critique of two early papers in the literature on cumulative cultural evolution,
Vaesen et al.(1) misunderstand the work they criticize, mischaracterize multiple lines of …
Vaesen et al.(1) misunderstand the work they criticize, mischaracterize multiple lines of …
Tradition and invention: The bifocal stance theory of cultural evolution
Cultural evolution depends on both innovation (the creation of new cultural variants by
accident or design) and high-fidelity transmission (which preserves our accumulated …
accident or design) and high-fidelity transmission (which preserves our accumulated …