The cultural evolution of cultural evolution by Birch, J, Heyes, C

“…What makes fast, cumulative cultural evolution work? Where did it come from? Why is it the sole preserve of humans? …”

The pace of cultural evolution. by Charles Perreault

“…Because it is assumed that cultural evolution occurs faster than biological evolution, humans can adapt to new ecosystems more rapidly than other animals. …”
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Theology and Cultural Evolution by Lluis Oviedo

“…Given the interrelationship between genes and culture, the applicability of cultural evolution as a research field is wide ranging. …”
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The cultural evolution of teaching by Eva Brandl, Ruth Mace, Cecilia Heyes

Subjects: “…Cultural evolution…”
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The cultural evolution of teaching by Brandl, E, Mace, R, Heyes, C

“…The fourth line indicates that teaching has been subject to cumulative cultural evolution, i.e. the gradual accumulation of functional changes across generations.…”

Cultural Evolution of Neolithic Europe

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Cultural Evolution of an Institution: The Sabbath by Joseph Livni

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Max Weber and the Cultural Evolution by Dávid Kollár

“…This paper argues Weber provides a sophisticated model of cultural evolution by elucidating the relationship between these two forces. …”
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Cumulative cultural evolution and demography. by Krist Vaesen

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Cultural evolution by capital accumulation by Jean-Baptiste André, Nicolas Baumard

“…To this end, following other models of cultural evolution, we explicitly consider the investments made by individuals in culture as life history decisions. …”
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TIM LEWENS cultural evolution by Heyes, C

“…Upbeat and generous, especially to scientists, Lewens casts the view of cultural evolution that survives his analysis as eclectic and potentially fruitful. …”

Cultural evolution from the producers’ standpoint by Jean-Baptiste André, Nicolas Baumard, Pascal Boyer

Subjects: “…cultural evolution…”
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Cartography: Innateness or Convergent Cultural Evolution? by Deniz Satık

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Notes on narrative, cognition, and cultural evolution by Marina Grishakova, Siim Sorokin

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No universals in the cultural evolution of kinship terminology by Sam Passmore, Fiona M. Jordan

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FROM CULTURAL REVOLUTION TO CULTURAL EVOLUTION by Ratan Lal Basu

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Developing Organizational Culture Evolution Strategies by Mohammad Hadi Aliahmadi, Ahmadi Makui, Ali Bonyadi

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Grand challenges for the study of cultural evolution by Brewer, J, Gelfand, M, Jackson, J, MacDonald, I, Peregrine, P, Richerson, P, Turchin, P, Whitehouse, H, Wilson, D

“…The founding members of the Cultural Evolution Society were surveyed to identify the major scientific questions and ‘grand challenges’ currently facing the study of cultural evolution. …”

Rationalization enables cooperation and cultural evolution by Levy, N

“…I suggest a different explanation of rationalization: making representations available to other agents, to facilitate cooperation, transmission, and the ratchet effect that underlies cumulative cultural evolution.…”

Psychological mechanisms forged by cultural evolution by Heyes, C

“…Like physical technology, human cognitive mechanisms are inherited via social interaction and made fit for purpose by culture evolution. This article surveys evidence from developmental psychology, comparative psychology and cognitive neuroscience indicating that imitation, mentalizing, and language are cognitive gadgets shaped predominantly by cultural evolution. …”