Social learning and the demise of costly cooperation in humans

Humans have a sophisticated ability to learn from others, termed social learning, which has allowed us spread over the planet, construct complex societies, and travel to the moon. It has been hypothesized that social learning has played a pivotal role in making human societies cooperative, by favori...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Burton-Chellew, M, El Mouden, C, West, S
Format: Journal article
Published: Royal Society 2017