Why do people come to reject climate science or the safety and efficacy of vaccines, in
defiance of the scientific consensus? A popular view explains bad beliefs like these as …

In recent years, the phenomenon of cumulative cultural evolution (CCE) has become the
focus of major research interest in biology, psychology and anthropology. Some researchers …

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" A supremely enjoyable, intoxicating work."—Nature How did we come to have minds? For
centuries, poets, philosophers, psychologists, and physicists have wondered how the …

A scientist integrates evolutionary biology, genetics, psychology, economics, and more to
explore the development and workings of human societies.“There is no good reason why …

Cumulative technological culture (CTC) refers to the increase in the efficiency and
complexity of tools and techniques in human populations over generations. A fascinating …

In The Evolution of Moral Progress, Allen Buchanan and Russell Powell resurrect the project
of explaining moral progress. They avoid the errors of earlier attempts by drawing on a wide …

The spread of online misinformation has gained mainstream attention in recent years. This
paper approaches this phenomenon from a cultural evolution and cognitive anthropology …

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 …