Hunter–gatherers past and present live in complex societies, and the structure of these can
be assessed using social networks. We outline how the integration of new evidence from …

Darwin posited that social competition among conspecifics could be a powerful selective
pressure. Alexander proposed a model of human evolution involving a runaway process of …

For more than 150 years, global perspectives on the mobile to sedentary transition have
been framed by deeply entrenched categorical assumptions that have effectively blinded …

Intrinsically motivated information seeking is an expression of curiosity believed to be central
to human nature. However, most curiosity research relies on small, Western convenience …

Humans have a unique capacity to innovate, transmit and rely on complex, cumulative
culture for survival. While an important body of work has attempted to explore the role of …

Search requires balancing exploring for more options and exploiting the ones previously
found. Individuals foraging in a group face another trade-off: whether to engage in social …

Human evolutionary history in Central Africa reflects a deep history of population
connectivity. However, Central African hunter-gatherers (CAHGs) currently speak languages …

A major evolutionary transition in individuality involves the formation of a cooperative group
and the transformation of that group into an evolutionary entity. Human cooperation shares …

In recent years there has been a great deal of documentation on how social relationships
are related to various aspects of human wellbeing. However, until recently most studies …

Human groups tend to be much larger than those of non-human primates. This is a puzzle.
When ecological factors do not limit primate group size, the problem of coordination creates …