The theoretical literature from 1985 to the present on the evolution of learning strategies in
variable environments is reviewed, with the focus on deterministic dynamical models 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 …

Evolutionary game theory originated in population biology from the realisation that
frequency-dependent fitness introduced a strategic element into evolution. Since its …

Long before the origins of agriculture human ancestors had expanded across the globe into
an immense variety of environments, from Australian deserts to Siberian tundra. Survival in …

Why do societies collapse? We use an individual-based evolutionary model to show that, in
environmental conditions dominated by low-frequency variation (“red noise”), extirpation …

This Element examines the historical emergence of evolutionary economics, its
development into a strong research theme after 1980, and how it has hosted a diverse set of …

Evolutionary game theory and evolutionary economics seem to inhabit different academic
spheres and have little collaboration with one another. Neither side cites much research by …

Cumulative cultural change requires organisms that are capable of both exploratory
individual learning and faithful social learning. In our model, an organism's phenotype is …

We studied the coevolution of social learning and conformist bias in a modified version of
the Henrich and Boyd [1998. The evolution of conformist transmission and the emergence of …

Conformity is often observed in human social learning. Social learners preferentially imitate
the majority or most common behavior in many situations, though the strength of conformity …