Psychology has traditionally seen itself as the science of universal human cognition, but it has only recently begun seriously grappling with cross-cultural variation. Here we argue that …
Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters …
EML Scerri, M Will - Journal of Human Evolution, 2023 - Elsevier
The behavioral origins of Homo sapiens can be traced back to the first material culture produced by our species in Africa, the Middle Stone Age (MSA). Beyond this broad …
PM Kappeler - Behavioral ecology and sociobiology, 2019 - Springer
Social complexity has been one of the recent emerging topics in the study of animal and human societies, but the concept remains both poorly defined and understood. In this paper …
Imitation and innovation work in tandem to support cultural learning in children and facilitate our capacity for cumulative culture. Here we propose an integrated theoretical account of …
F Osiurak, E Reynaud - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2020 - cambridge.org
Cumulative technological culture (CTC) refers to the increase in the efficiency and complexity of tools and techniques in human populations over generations. A fascinating …
M Muthukrishna, J Henrich - … Transactions of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Innovation is often assumed to be the work of a talented few, whose products are passed on to the masses. Here, we argue that innovations are instead an emergent property of our …
RIM Dunbar, S Shultz - … of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The question as to why primates have evolved unusually large brains has received much attention, with many alternative proposals all supported by evidence. We review the main …
Humans, unlike any other multicellular species in Earth's history, have emerged as a global force that is transforming the ecology of an entire planet. It is no longer possible to …