Cultural Evolution
Democracy
Learning
Linguistics
Culture
Models, Theoretical
Biological Evolution
Evolution, Molecular
The cultural heritage shapes the pattern of tumour profiles in Europe: a correlation study. (1/209)
STUDY OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the spatial pattern of tumours in Europe to check the feasibility of a large scale ecological epidemiology approach to cancer in Europe. SETTING: The tumour types relative frequencies and cancer incidence (for men and women) reported in the European cancer registries were investigated by exploratory data analysis techniques. Socioeconomical descriptors of the female condition were considered as well. MAIN RESULTS: The classification of the European regional areas covered by the cancer registries followed almost exactly the boundaries set by the long and intermingled European history in terms of life styles and cultural heritage. This result supports the notion of a predominant role of environmental factors in cancer induction. Further support to the above result was given by the finding of a correlation between differential male-female cancer incidence, and socioeconomic descriptors of the female condition. CONCLUSIONS: From a methodological point of view, the consistency of these results pointed to the feasibility of an ecological approach to tumour epidemiology. (+info)The mimetic transition: a simulation study of the evolution of learning by imitation. (2/209)
Culturally transmitted ideas or memes must have had a large effect on the survival and fecundity of early humans. Those with better techniques of obtaining food and making tools, clothing and shelters would have had a substantial advantage. It has been proposed that memes can explain why our species has an unusually large brain and high cognitive ability: the brain evolved because of selection for the ability to imitate. This article presents an evolutionary model of a population in which culturally transmitted memes can have both positive and negative effects on the fitness of individuals. It is found that genes for increased imitative ability are selectively favoured. The model predicts that imitative ability increases slowly until a mimetic transition occurs where memes become able to spread like an epidemic. At this point there is a dramatic increase in the imitative ability, the number of memes known per individual and the mean fitness of the population. Selection for increased imitative ability is able to overcome substantial selection against increased brain size in some cases. (+info)Genetic evidence for different male and female roles during cultural transitions in the British Isles. (3/209)
Human history is punctuated by periods of rapid cultural change. Although archeologists have developed a range of models to describe cultural transitions, in most real examples we do not know whether the processes involved the movement of people or the movement of culture only. With a series of relatively well defined cultural transitions, the British Isles present an ideal opportunity to assess the demographic context of cultural change. Important transitions after the first Paleolithic settlements include the Neolithic, the development of Iron Age cultures, and various historical invasions from continental Europe. Here we show that patterns of Y-chromosome variation indicate that the Neolithic and Iron Age transitions in the British Isles occurred without large-scale male movements. The more recent invasions from Scandinavia, on the other hand, appear to have left a significant paternal genetic legacy. In contrast, patterns of mtDNA and X-chromosome variation indicate that one or more of these pre-Anglo-Saxon cultural revolutions had a major effect on the maternal genetic heritage of the British Isles. (+info)Solar forcing of drought frequency in the Maya lowlands. (4/209)
We analyzed lake-sediment cores from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, to reconstruct the climate history of the region over the past 2600 years. Time series analysis of sediment proxies, which are sensitive to the changing ratio of evaporation to precipitation (oxygen isotopes and gypsum precipitation), reveal a recurrent pattern of drought with a dominant periodicity of 208 years. This cycle is similar to the documented 206-year period in records of cosmogenic nuclide production (carbon-14 and beryllium-10) that is thought to reflect variations in solar activity. We conclude that a significant component of century-scale variability in Yucatan droughts is explained by solar forcing. Furthermore, some of the maxima in the 208-year drought cycle correspond with discontinuities in Maya cultural evolution, suggesting that the Maya were affected by these bicentennial oscillations in precipitation. (+info)Prehistoric human colonization of India. (5/209)
Human colonization in India encompasses a span of at least half-a-million years and is divided into two broad periods, namely the prehistoric (before the emergence of writing) and the historic (after writing). The prehistoric period is divided into stone, bronze and iron ages. The stone age is further divided into palaeolithic, mesolithic and neolithic periods. As the name suggests, the technology in these periods was primarily based on stone. Economically, the palaeolithic and mesolithic periods represented a nomadic, hunting-gathering way of life, while the neolithic period represented a settled, food-producing way of life. Subsequently copper was introduced as a new material and this period was designated as the chalcolithic period. The invention of agriculture, which took place about 8000 years ago, brought about dramatic changes in the economy, technology and demography of human societies. Human habitat in the hunting-gathering stage was essentially on hilly, rocky and forested regions, which had ample wild plant and animal food resources. The introduction of agriculture saw it shifting to the alluvial plains which had fertile soil and perennial availability of water. Hills and forests, which had so far been areas of attraction, now turned into areas of isolation. Agriculture led to the emergence of villages and towns and brought with it the division of society into occupational groups. The first urbanization took place during the bronze age in the arid and semi-arid region of northwest India in the valleys of the Indus and the Saraswati rivers, the latter represented by the now dry Ghaggar-Hakra bed. This urbanization is known as the Indus or Harappan civilization which flourished during 3500-1500 B.C. The rest of India during this period was inhabited by neolithic and chalcolithic farmers and mesolithic hunter-gatherers. With the introduction of iron technology about 3000 years ago, the focus of development shifted eastward into the Indo-Gangetic divide and the Ganga valley. The location of the Mahabharata epic, which is set in the beginning of the first millennium B.C., is the Indo-Gangetic divide and the upper Ganga-Yamuna doab (land between two rivers). Iron technology enabled pioneering farmers to clear the dense and tangled forests of the middle and lower Ganga plains. The focus of development now shifted further eastward to eastern Uttar Pradesh and western Bihar which witnessed the events of the Ramayana epic and rise of the first political entities known as Mahajanapadas as also of Buddhism and Jainism. The second phase of urbanization of India, marked by trade, coinage, script and birth of the first Indian empire, namely Magadha, with its capital at Pataliputra (modern Patna) also took place in this region in the sixth century B.C. The imposition by Brahmin priests of the concepts of racial and ritual purity, pollution, restrictions on sharing of food, endogamy, anuloma (male of upper caste eligible to marry a female of lower caste) and pratiloma (female of upper caste ineligible to marry a male of lower caste) forms of marriage, karma (reaping the fruits of the actions of previous life in the present life), rebirth, varnashrama dharma (four stages of the expected hundred-year life span) and the sixteen sanskaras (ceremonies) on traditional occupational groups led to the birth of the caste system - a unique Indian phenomenon. As a consequence of the expansion of agriculture and loss of forests and wildlife, stone age hunter-gatherers were forced to assimilate themselves into larger agriculture-based rural and urban societies. However, some of them resisted this new economic mode. To this day they have persisted with their atavistic lifestyle, but have had to supplement their resources by producing craft items or providing entertainment to the rural population. (+info)Major long-term factors influencing dental education in the twenty-first century. (6/209)
With evolutionary advances in oral science over the long term, clinical reliance on chemotherapeutics, bacterial replacement therapy, and immunization will necessitate a broader background in medicine. The dramatic increase in the old age population will also require a much stronger medical background. By 2050, those over fifty-five years of age will represent 56 percent of the population, and 25 percent of these will be sixty-five years of age and older. The merging of dental and medical education is predicted to occur within the twenty-first century. Other topics addressed include research activities, with recommended strategies to enhance the integration of scientific and clinical dental approaches; the problem of dental faculty isolation; and the implications of financial constraint and accountability. (+info)Orangutan cultures and the evolution of material culture. (7/209)
Geographic variation in some aspects of chimpanzee behavior has been interpreted as evidence for culture. Here we document similar geographic variation in orangutan behaviors. Moreover, as expected under a cultural interpretation, we find a correlation between geographic distance and cultural difference, a correlation between the abundance of opportunities for social learning and the size of the local cultural repertoire, and no effect of habitat on the content of culture. Hence, great-ape cultures exist, and may have done so for at least 14 million years. (+info)Vocal clans in sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). (8/209)
Cultural transmission may be a significant source of variation in the behaviour of whales and dolphins, especially as regards their vocal signals. We studied variation in the vocal output of 'codas' by sperm whale social groups. Codas are patterns of clicks used by female sperm whales in social circumstances. The coda repertoires of all known social units (n = 18, each consisting of about 11 females and immatures with long-term relationships) and 61 out of 64 groups (about two social units moving together for periods of days) that were recorded in the South Pacific and Caribbean between 1985 and 2000 can be reliably allocated into six acoustic 'clans', five in the Pacific and one in the Caribbean. Clans have ranges that span thousands of kilometres, are sympatric, contain many thousands of whales and most probably result from cultural transmission of vocal patterns. Units seem to form groups preferentially with other units of their own clan. We suggest that this is a rare example of sympatric cultural variation on an oceanic scale. Culture may thus be a more important determinant of sperm whale population structure than genes or geography, a finding that has major implications for our understanding of the species' behavioural and population biology. (+info)Cultural evolution is a term used to describe the process of change and development in human culture over time. It refers to the way in which cultural traits, practices, beliefs, and technologies spread, change, and evolve within and between populations. Cultural evolution is influenced by various factors such as demographic changes, migration, innovation, selection, and diffusion.
The study of cultural evolution draws on insights from anthropology, sociology, psychology, archaeology, linguistics, and other disciplines to understand the patterns and dynamics of cultural change. It emphasizes the importance of understanding culture as a complex adaptive system that evolves through processes of variation, selection, and transmission.
Cultural evolution is often studied using comparative methods, which involve comparing similarities and differences in cultural traits across different populations or time periods. This allows researchers to identify patterns of cultural change and infer the underlying mechanisms that drive them. Some researchers also use mathematical models and computational simulations to study cultural evolution, allowing them to explore the dynamics of cultural change in a more controlled and systematic way.
Overall, the study of cultural evolution seeks to provide a deeper understanding of how human cultures have evolved over time, and how they continue to adapt and change in response to changing social, environmental, and technological conditions.
I'm sorry for any confusion, but "social conformity" is not a term that has a specific medical definition. It is a concept that is more commonly used in sociology and psychology.
In general, social conformity refers to the process of changing one's behavior, attitudes, or beliefs to fit in with a group, society, or culture. This can be driven by a variety of factors, including the desire for social acceptance, the need to maintain social norms, and the fear of social rejection or punishment.
While not a medical term, social conformity can have implications for health and healthcare. For example, social conformity can influence people's attitudes and behaviors related to health risks, such as smoking or excessive drinking, and can affect help-seeking behaviors, such as seeking medical care when needed. Understanding the dynamics of social conformity can be useful in developing interventions and policies aimed at promoting positive health behaviors and outcomes.
I am not aware of a specific medical definition for "democracy" as it is a political science term. However, democracy generally refers to a system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives. It is based on the principles of equality, freedom, and the rule of law.
In the context of healthcare, the concept of democracy may refer to the idea of patient-centered care, where patients are actively involved in decision-making about their own health and healthcare. This approach recognizes the importance of individual autonomy, informed consent, and shared decision-making between patients and healthcare providers. It also emphasizes the need for transparency, accountability, and responsiveness in healthcare systems and organizations.
Therefore, while "democracy" may not have a specific medical definition, its principles are relevant to the provision of high-quality, ethical, and compassionate healthcare.
In the context of medicine and healthcare, learning is often discussed in relation to learning abilities or disabilities that may impact an individual's capacity to acquire, process, retain, and apply new information or skills. Learning can be defined as the process of acquiring knowledge, understanding, behaviors, and skills through experience, instruction, or observation.
Learning disorders, also known as learning disabilities, are a type of neurodevelopmental disorder that affects an individual's ability to learn and process information in one or more areas, such as reading, writing, mathematics, or reasoning. These disorders are not related to intelligence or motivation but rather result from differences in the way the brain processes information.
It is important to note that learning can also be influenced by various factors, including age, cognitive abilities, physical and mental health status, cultural background, and educational experiences. Therefore, a comprehensive assessment of an individual's learning abilities and needs should take into account these various factors to provide appropriate support and interventions.
I'm sorry for any confusion, but "linguistics" is not a term that has a medical definition. Lingustics is the scientific study of language and its structure. It involves analysing language form, language meaning, and language in context.
If you have any questions related to healthcare or medicine, I'd be happy to try to help answer them!
In the context of medical science, culture refers to the growth of microorganisms, such as bacteria or fungi, under controlled conditions in a laboratory setting. This process is used to identify and study the characteristics of these microorganisms, including their growth patterns, metabolic activities, and sensitivity to various antibiotics or other treatments.
The culture medium, which provides nutrients for the microorganisms to grow, can be modified to mimic the environment in which the organism is typically found. This helps researchers to better understand how the organism behaves in its natural habitat.
In addition to its use in diagnosis and research, culture is also an important tool in monitoring the effectiveness of treatments and tracking the spread of infectious diseases.
The term "Theoretical Models" is used in various scientific fields, including medicine, to describe a representation of a complex system or phenomenon. It is a simplified framework that explains how different components of the system interact with each other and how they contribute to the overall behavior of the system. Theoretical models are often used in medical research to understand and predict the outcomes of diseases, treatments, or public health interventions.
A theoretical model can take many forms, such as mathematical equations, computer simulations, or conceptual diagrams. It is based on a set of assumptions and hypotheses about the underlying mechanisms that drive the system. By manipulating these variables and observing the effects on the model's output, researchers can test their assumptions and generate new insights into the system's behavior.
Theoretical models are useful for medical research because they allow scientists to explore complex systems in a controlled and systematic way. They can help identify key drivers of disease or treatment outcomes, inform the design of clinical trials, and guide the development of new interventions. However, it is important to recognize that theoretical models are simplifications of reality and may not capture all the nuances and complexities of real-world systems. Therefore, they should be used in conjunction with other forms of evidence, such as experimental data and observational studies, to inform medical decision-making.
Social behavior, in the context of medicine and psychology, refers to the ways in which individuals interact and engage with others within their social environment. It involves various actions, communications, and responses that are influenced by cultural norms, personal values, emotional states, and cognitive processes. These behaviors can include but are not limited to communication, cooperation, competition, empathy, altruism, aggression, and conformity.
Abnormalities in social behavior may indicate underlying mental health conditions such as autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, or personality disorders. Therefore, understanding and analyzing social behavior is an essential aspect of diagnosing and treating various psychological and psychiatric conditions.
Biological evolution is the change in the genetic composition of populations of organisms over time, from one generation to the next. It is a process that results in descendants differing genetically from their ancestors. Biological evolution can be driven by several mechanisms, including natural selection, genetic drift, gene flow, and mutation. These processes can lead to changes in the frequency of alleles (variants of a gene) within populations, resulting in the development of new species and the extinction of others over long periods of time. Biological evolution provides a unifying explanation for the diversity of life on Earth and is supported by extensive evidence from many different fields of science, including genetics, paleontology, comparative anatomy, and biogeography.
In the context of medicine, particularly in neurolinguistics and speech-language pathology, language is defined as a complex system of communication that involves the use of symbols (such as words, signs, or gestures) to express and exchange information. It includes various components such as phonology (sound systems), morphology (word structures), syntax (sentence structure), semantics (meaning), and pragmatics (social rules of use). Language allows individuals to convey their thoughts, feelings, and intentions, and to understand the communication of others. Disorders of language can result from damage to specific areas of the brain, leading to impairments in comprehension, production, or both.
Molecular evolution is the process of change in the DNA sequence or protein structure over time, driven by mechanisms such as mutation, genetic drift, gene flow, and natural selection. It refers to the evolutionary study of changes in DNA, RNA, and proteins, and how these changes accumulate and lead to new species and diversity of life. Molecular evolution can be used to understand the history and relationships among different organisms, as well as the functional consequences of genetic changes.
I'm happy to help! However, I must clarify that "information dissemination" is not a medical term per se, but rather a general term used in various fields, including healthcare and medicine. It refers to the process of spreading or distributing information to a specific audience or the public.
In the context of medicine and healthcare, information dissemination often relates to sharing clinical guidelines, research findings, public health messages, or patient education materials with healthcare professionals, patients, or the general public. This can occur through various channels, such as scientific conferences, peer-reviewed journals, newsletters, websites, social media platforms, and other communication methods.
The goal of information dissemination in medicine is to ensure that accurate, evidence-based, and up-to-date information reaches the intended audience, ultimately improving healthcare quality, patient outcomes, and decision-making processes.
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- Cultural Evolution Symposium: Animal intelligence 2020-09-29 Interdisciplinary symposium on animal intelligence: theoretical concerns, replications crisis, and future directions. (su.se)
Molecular and Cultural Evolution Lab1
- The Molecular and Cultural Evolution Lab (MACE) undertakes research into the evolutionary processes that shape patterns of modern and ancient human molecular and cultural variation. (ucl.ac.uk)
Sociocultural evolution2
- Cultural evolution, historically also known as sociocultural evolution, was originally developed in the 19th century by anthropologists stemming from Charles Darwin's research on evolution. (wikipedia.org)
- There have been a number of different approaches to the study of cultural evolution, including dual inheritance theory, sociocultural evolution, memetics, cultural evolutionism, and other variants on cultural selection theory. (wikipedia.org)
Evolutionary theory3
- Cultural evolution is an evolutionary theory of social change. (wikipedia.org)
- In the last 30 years, evolutionary theory has undergone explosive growth in studying humans as a fundamentally cultural species. (google.com)
- We develop a cultural evolutionary theory of the origins of prosocial religions, and apply it to resolve two puzzles in human psychology and cultural history: 1) the rise of large-scale cooperation among strangers in the last twelve millennia, and 2) the spread of prosocial religions during the same period. (dericbownds.net)
Socioeconomic3
- In fact, the Region is characterized by a distinct socioeconomic, cultural, and epidemiological diversity. (who.int)
- The geographic and seasonal distribution of vector populations, and the diseases they can carry, depends not only on climate but also on land use, socioeconomic and cultural factors, pest control, access to health care, and human responses to disease risk, among other factors. (cdc.gov)
- There has progressively been increased recognition of the need to address behavioural, lifestyle (harmful cultural practices) and other underlying socioeconomic, physical and biological factors, referred to here as the broad determinants of health, so as to improve health. (who.int)
Cognitive1
- This synthesis is grounded in the idea that although religious beliefs and practices originally arose as non-adaptive byproducts of innate cognitive functions, particular cultural variants were then selected for their prosocial effects in a long-term cultural evolutionary process. (dericbownds.net)
Fundamentally cultural1
- It is argued that a truly descriptive theory of the firm takes seriously the idea that firms are fundamentally cultural in nature and that culture evolves. (magrathea-tlc.nl)
Traits6
- Yet at present, most work on the evolution of culture has focused solely on the transmission of individual-level traits. (cambridge.org)
- In this target article, I discuss the emergence and evolution of group-level traits and the implications for the theory of cultural evolution, including ramifications for the evolution of human cooperation, technology, and cultural institutions, and for the equivalency of multilevel selection and inclusive fitness approaches. (cambridge.org)
- Understanding the traits that have undergone positive selection during human evolution can provide insight into the events that have shaped our species, as well as into the diseases that continue to plague us today. (phys.org)
- Cultural evolution aims in part to explain the dynamics of cultural change, defined as changes in the frequency and diversity of cultural traits over time. (mpg.de)
- Beyond the Melting Pot : Cultural Transmission, Marriage, and the Evolution of Ethnic and Religious Traits ," DELTA Working Papers 1999-10, DELTA (Ecole normale supérieure). (repec.org)
- 'Beyond the Melting Pot': Cultural Transmission, Marriage, and the Evolution of Ethnic and Religious Traits ," The Quarterly Journal of Economics , Oxford University Press, vol. 115(3), pages 955-988. (repec.org)
Framework5
- The aim of this initiative is to develop a unified framework capable of understanding cultural change beyond the knowledge of any single discipline. (bsc.es)
- The paper contributes to advertising theory by providing a meta-framework for the study of cross-cultural similarities and differences in the processing of advertising cues. (businessperspectives.org)
- It further assists advertising practice by delivering a framework aiding in cross-cultural advertising copy decisions. (businessperspectives.org)
- Hosted by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, the Conference will offer an unprecedented framework for evolutionists to discuss - and debate - big questions of human and animal cultural evolution. (mpg.de)
- Cultural evolution is the perfect framework for understanding phenomena such as language change and major transitions in human social organization", says Russell Gray, Director of the Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. (mpg.de)
Genetic3
- The distribution of genetic and cultural variation in human populations is shaped by demographic history, natural selection, mutation (or innovation) and random factors (drift). (ucl.ac.uk)
- Evolution goes beyond the genetic code and the transformation of physical form, from land-mammal to whale or dinosaur to bird. (phys.org)
- We work on the premise that a mechanistic understanding of the processes underlying cultural change can help us to explain something about the human species beyond what can be gleaned from genetic or even cultural data alone. (mpg.de)
Theory6
- work that was developed into a full theory of "socio-cultural evolution" in 1965 (a work that includes references to other works in the then current revival of interest in the field). (wikipedia.org)
- I propose a conceptual extension of the theory of cultural evolution, particularly related to the evolutionary competition between cultural groups. (cambridge.org)
- The multidisciplinary Theory in Cultural Evolution Lab (TICE Lab) brings together a unique group of mathematicians, physicists, theoretical biologists, and statisticians contributing to a general theory of cultural evolution. (mpg.de)
- Thus, we aim to place the study of cultural evolution on a firm theoretical footing, and provide a bridge between that theory and the cultural data collected by anthropologists and archaeologists. (mpg.de)
- The Neurology and Evolution of Humor, Laughter, and Smiling: The False Alarm Theory. (businessperspectives.org)
- A theory of the cultural evolution of the firm is proposed. (magrathea-tlc.nl)
Genes2
- Not by genes alone : how culture transformed human evolution. (businessperspectives.org)
- Wells's vision of human history as an accumulation of cultures, Dawkins's vision of memes bringing us together by sharing our arts and sciences, Pääbo's vision of our cousins in the cave sharing our language and our genes, show us how cultural evolution has made us what we are. (edge.org)
Biological5
- The project will combine prehistoric human genomic, archaeological, environmental, stable isotope and climate data to better understand the processes that shaped our biological and cultural past from the time of the first farmers to the Iron Age (between 6000 to 500 BC). (ucl.ac.uk)
- To preserve our wildlife as nature evolved it, the machinery of biological evolution must be protected from the homogenizing effects of cultural evolution. (edge.org)
- Until recently, evolution was considered to be a biological process, driven by the slowly acting forces of speciation and extinction. (edge.org)
- Biological and cultural evolution of Homo sapiens. (anthropogeny.org)
- How did our cultural evolution interact with our biological evolution? (anthropogeny.org)
Patterns2
- It also looks at how changing agricultural practices have contributed to changes - both positive and negative - in regional eating habits, and how cultural dietary practices are linked to patterns of health and disease. (pacificrimcollege.com)
- the resulting cultural patterns are observed and interpreted by others. (magrathea-tlc.nl)
Transmission2
- Within this line of research, previous work has suggested that even in non-human primates this paradigm shows that cultural transmission can lead to the progressive emergence of tetris-like structures. (edpsciences.org)
- Understanding the dynamics of conformistand anticonformist-biased transmission may have implications for research on human and nonhuman animal behavior, the evolution of cooperation, and frequency-dependent transmission in general. (tau.ac.il)
Dynamics3
- It uses formal models and computer simulations to explore the complexity of cultural change: from the interaction between individuals to large-scale dynamics. (bsc.es)
- To understand long-term cultural dynamics using archaeological and historical data. (bsc.es)
- The dynamics of law-making: A world history 2022-09-09 Researchers at CEK have published a book on the world history of laws, giving a concrete and comprehensive example of cultural dynamics in action. (su.se)
Conceptual1
- Dunér, D 2014, ' Cultural evolution, conceptual metaphors and science ', [Publication information missing] , s. 80-80. (lu.se)
Perspectives2
- These findings offer new perspectives on prehistoric milk exploitation and LP evolution. (ucl.ac.uk)
- By embracing the historical and cultural perspectives of chit chat, we not only honor its past but also shape its trajectory for the future, ensuring that this timeless art of conversation continues to enrich our lives. (mrgayeurope.net)
Change10
- Cultural evolution is the change of this information over time. (wikipedia.org)
- However, data on cultural change is difficult to collect and analyse. (bsc.es)
- To develop computer models of cultural change. (bsc.es)
- Dietary change has been linked to many aspects of human evolution over the last 3 million years, including tool use, brain size increase, aerobic capacity and gut biology. (ucl.ac.uk)
- With that change in demographics came a cultural swing toward pacifism, a relaxing of the usually parlous baboon hierarchy, and a willingness to use affection and mutual grooming rather than threats, swipes and bites to foster a patriotic spirit. (kateva.org)
- The unprecedented prosperity and security of the postwar era brought cultural change, the environmentalist movement, and the spread of democracy. (prospero.hu)
- Interdisciplinary online master's courses in cultural evolution 2022-09-12 Are you interested in a broad interdisciplinary perspective on cultural change, integrating the humanities, social and natural sciences? (su.se)
- SU plays a key role in a growing research field on cultural change 2018-10-23 A study shows that the Centre for Cultural Evolution has a central role in a growing interdisciplinary field studying cultural change. (su.se)
- The diverse cultural manifestations of chit chat remind us that while times change, the fundamental need for conversation remains constant. (mrgayeurope.net)
- In any cultural change, it is easy to say that it is the other person who has to do the changing. (who.int)
Shifts3
- The evolution of uncontested divorces in Alabama paints a picture of significant legal and cultural shifts. (theharrisfirmllc.com)
- As we gaze into the future, chit chat continues to evolve in response to cultural shifts and technological advancements. (mrgayeurope.net)
- Such shifts can alter disease incidence depending on vector-host interaction, host immunity, and pathogen evolution. (cdc.gov)
Human evolution2
- He argued for both customs (1874 p. 239) and "inherited habits" as contributing to human evolution, grounding both in the innate capacity for acquiring language. (wikipedia.org)
- The science of human evolution has recently been changing rapidly, and we know that Homo sapiens is the last surviving branch of a once-luxuriant tree of hominid species. (anthropogeny.org)
Variation2
- Cultural evolution, in the Darwinian sense of variation and selective inheritance, could be said to trace back to Darwin himself. (wikipedia.org)
- A sketch of the evidence for selection on inter-group cultural variation in humans. (cambridge.org)
Norms1
- The function and evolution of moral norms and Moral norms and cultural relativism. (lu.se)
Tapestry1
- Exploring the evolution of chit chat through historical and cultural lenses unveils a fascinating tapestry of communication, shedding light on its significance in shaping societies. (mrgayeurope.net)
Anthropologists1
- The fascinating question of the origins and evolution of language has been drawing a lot of attention recently, not only from linguists, but also from anthropologists, evolutionary biologists, and brain scientists. (google.es)
Behavior2
- This paper explores a statistical mechanics approach to cultural evolution of structured behavior in non-human primates. (edpsciences.org)
- Previous works on cultural evolution have proposed Iterated Learning procedures, in which the behavioral output of one individual becomes the target behavior for the next individual in the chain. (edpsciences.org)
Culture5
- Others pursued more specific analogies notably the anthropologist F. T. (Ted) Cloak who argued in 1975 for the existence of learnt cultural instructions (cultural corpuscles or i-culture) resulting in material artefacts (m-culture) such as wheels. (wikipedia.org)
- The newspaper's debut feature-length documentary, " The South Got Something to Say, " chronicles the evolution of Atlanta's journey to become a dominant force in both popular music and culture while the city experiences its own growth and development. (ajc.com)
- Its aim is to stimulate innovation in culture and to recognise the importance of research as an essential element when it comes to exploring new cultural scenarios. (cccb.org)
- Emphasizing of originality often leads to highlighting cultural markers that are not necessarily connected to the traditional culture. (europeanproceedings.com)
- The story that they are telling is of a grand transition that occurred about fifty thousand years ago, when the driving force of evolution changed from biology to culture, and the direction changed from diversification to unification of species. (edge.org)
Theories2
- The approaches differ not just in the history of their development and discipline of origin but in how they conceptualize the process of cultural evolution and the assumptions, theories, and methods that they apply to its study. (wikipedia.org)
- In recent years, there has been a convergence of the cluster of related theories towards seeing cultural evolution as a unified discipline in its own right. (wikipedia.org)
Diversity1
- The cultural evolution that damages and endangers natural diversity is the same force that drives human brotherhood through the mutual understanding of diverse societies. (edge.org)
Assumption1
- The underlying assumption was that Cultural Evolution itself led to the growth and development of civilization. (wikipedia.org)
Large-scale cooperation1
- Boyd and Richerson used models of conformist and anticonformist bias to explain the evolution of large-scale cooperation, and subsequent research has extended these models. (tau.ac.il)
Phenomena1
- To do this, we focus on developing analytical and simulation models of various cultural phenomena. (mpg.de)
Social4
- Today, cultural evolution has become the basis for a growing field of scientific research in the social sciences, including anthropology, economics, psychology, and organizational studies. (wikipedia.org)
- The title of A Scientific Model of Social and Cultural Evolution is rather misleading. (dannyreviews.com)
- The subject of this article is the object in its social, material, historical and cultural expression. (europeanproceedings.com)
- These cultural nuances underscore the varied ways in which chit chat has been integrated into social fabrics. (mrgayeurope.net)
Cooperation1
- Therefore, the effect of conformity on the evolution of cooperation by group selection may be more complicated than previously stated. (tau.ac.il)
Differences2
- Using archaeological and ethnographic data, we seek to quantify these differences, and by doing so, better understand the evolution of our dietary preferences, including why we often seek foods that are unhealthy. (ucl.ac.uk)
- The paper highlights three distinct categories - human universals (evolved similarities), local adaptations (evolved differences), and local socialization (differences not due to evolution). (businessperspectives.org)
David1
- David talks with Alex Mesoudi about this field of cultural evolution and how it is bringing a full view of humanity into inquiry and building bridges across disparate fields of science. (google.com)
Explores2
- This groundbreaking book explores the cultural side of language evolution. (google.es)
- This course explores some of the most significant, extreme and influential cultural food practices and puts them in perspective for modern therapeutic application. (pacificrimcollege.com)
Landscape1
- The artists exhibited in The Cultural Evolution all demonstrate an awareness of the rapidly changing cultural landscape and the need to insert themselves across various aspects and genres of the rapidly transforming visual cultural scene. (formatfestival.com)
Population3
- You do not, however, have to be a cultural materialist to believe that demographic variables such as population, density, and societal size are causally significant. (dannyreviews.com)
- The state of general cultural evolution then must be proportional to the product of population density and mean societal size. (dannyreviews.com)
- Conformist bias occurs when the probability of adopting a more common cultural variant in a population exceeds its frequency, and anticonformist bias occurs when the reverse is true. (tau.ac.il)
Aims1
- This article aims to unravel the long legal and cultural history of uncontested divorces-also known as no-fault or non-contested divorces-in Alabama. (theharrisfirmllc.com)
Species1
- He demonstrated, with a wealth of evidence, from observations of species in the wild and from the effects of selective breeding of plants and animals, that natural selection is [a] powerful force driving evolution. (edge.org)
Diseases1
- Only morbidity and mortality [ 1 ], and its mane women of Saharawi origin and without any agement is a complex issue that includes previous systemic diseases were eligible a wide range of cultural and psychosocial for this investigation. (who.int)
Approaches1
- Cultural Evolution is one of the most recent and interesting approaches to the crucial task of understanding how society works. (bsc.es)
Dietary1
- Understanding past dietary changes, and how we have adapted both culturally and biologically to them, is key to understanding our evolution and place in nature. (ucl.ac.uk)
Quantitative1
- We are always keen to hear from potential Ph.D. students or post-doctoral researchers with interest or experience in theoretical cultural evolution, especially from mathematical or quantitative backgrounds. (mpg.de)
Dominant1
- Unfortunately, the first of our two tasks, the nurture of a brotherhood of man, has been made possible only by the dominant role of cultural evolution in recent centuries. (edge.org)
Science4
- To create new data science methods and tools designed to analyse evolution. (bsc.es)
- The Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History welcomes 300 participants from around the globe to Jena to introduce a unique forum for evolutionary research: the Cultural Evolution Society. (mpg.de)
- By choosing Jena as the venue for its first meeting, the Cultural Evolution Society is not only paying tribute to the city's long and well-known tradition in evolutionary research, but is also recognizing the pioneering role of the young Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History as an emerging world-leader in evolutionary science. (mpg.de)
- The response to our call for papers was unexpected and overwhelming", says Dr. Olivier Morin, director of the Minds and Traditions research group at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena and main organizer of the Cultural Evolution Society's Inaugural Conference. (mpg.de)
Research1
- We are sure that the foundation of the Cultural Evolution Society and this Inaugural Meeting in Jena will mark the coming-of-age of a new field that will spark many more meetings, collaborations, research projects, publications, and journals," they say. (mpg.de)
Mirrors2
- Design The evolution of semi-trailer design mirrors the quest for efficiency, safety, and functionality in transportation. (a1autotransport.com)
- The evolution of chit chat from ancient times to the modern era mirrors the evolution of human society itself. (mrgayeurope.net)
Transformation1
- We are currently in the next reset and are witnessing a cultural shift and transformation evolving at a rapid pace. (formatfestival.com)
Field1
- Our focus is on applications in the field of ecology, evolution, and palaeontology. (lu.se)
Role1
- This exhibition evolves from the utopic manifestations of Afro-Futurist imaginary into a more benevolent performative reflection on the major challenges of our age-the Anthropocene and the role artists play in mediating cultural narratives for those hidden narratives and others left behind. (formatfestival.com)
Title1
- I use Pirandello's title as a metaphor for the pioneers in our understanding of the concept of evolution over the last two centuries. (edge.org)
Language1
- The book is ideally suited as study material for an advanced course on language evolution and it will be of interest to anyone who wonders how human languages may have originated. (google.es)
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