Cooperation and the evolution of hunter-gatherer storytelling
Storytelling entails costs in terms of time and effort, yet it is a ubiquitous feature of human society. Here, Smith et al. show benefits of storytelling in Agta hunter-gatherer communities, as storytellers have higher reproductive success and storytelling is associated with higher cooperation in th...
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| author | Daniel Smith Philip Schlaepfer Katie Major Mark Dyble Abigail E. Page James Thompson Nikhil Chaudhary Gul Deniz Salali Ruth Mace Leonora Astete Marilyn Ngales Lucio Vinicius Andrea Bamberg Migliano |
| author_facet | Daniel Smith Philip Schlaepfer Katie Major Mark Dyble Abigail E. Page James Thompson Nikhil Chaudhary Gul Deniz Salali Ruth Mace Leonora Astete Marilyn Ngales Lucio Vinicius Andrea Bamberg Migliano |
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| description | Storytelling entails costs in terms of time and effort, yet it is a ubiquitous feature of human society. Here, Smith et al. show benefits of storytelling in Agta hunter-gatherer communities, as storytellers have higher reproductive success and storytelling is associated with higher cooperation in the group. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c31975c376fa45bca1c0d78e4edb47c02022-12-21T22:53:53ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232017-12-01811910.1038/s41467-017-02036-8Cooperation and the evolution of hunter-gatherer storytellingDaniel Smith0Philip Schlaepfer1Katie Major2Mark Dyble3Abigail E. Page4James Thompson5Nikhil Chaudhary6Gul Deniz Salali7Ruth Mace8Leonora Astete9Marilyn Ngales10Lucio Vinicius11Andrea Bamberg Migliano12Department of Anthropology, University College LondonAgtaAidBristol Zoological SocietyJesus College, University of CambridgeDepartment of Anthropology, University College LondonDepartment of Anthropology, University College LondonDepartment of Anthropology, University College LondonDepartment of Anthropology, University College LondonDepartment of Anthropology, University College LondonLyceum of the Philippines University, Community Outreach and Service LearningLyceum of the Philippines University, Community Outreach and Service LearningDepartment of Anthropology, University College LondonDepartment of Anthropology, University College LondonStorytelling entails costs in terms of time and effort, yet it is a ubiquitous feature of human society. Here, Smith et al. show benefits of storytelling in Agta hunter-gatherer communities, as storytellers have higher reproductive success and storytelling is associated with higher cooperation in the group.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02036-8 |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Smith Philip Schlaepfer Katie Major Mark Dyble Abigail E. Page James Thompson Nikhil Chaudhary Gul Deniz Salali Ruth Mace Leonora Astete Marilyn Ngales Lucio Vinicius Andrea Bamberg Migliano Cooperation and the evolution of hunter-gatherer storytelling Nature Communications |
| title | Cooperation and the evolution of hunter-gatherer storytelling |
| title_full | Cooperation and the evolution of hunter-gatherer storytelling |
| title_fullStr | Cooperation and the evolution of hunter-gatherer storytelling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cooperation and the evolution of hunter-gatherer storytelling |
| title_short | Cooperation and the evolution of hunter-gatherer storytelling |
| title_sort | cooperation and the evolution of hunter gatherer storytelling |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02036-8 |
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