... Y chromosome diversity, human expansion, drift, and cultural evolution," by Jacques Chiaroni, Peter A ... of adaptation and chance in determining genetic diversity and evolution has received attention in the last 50 years, but our understanding ... creativity and the fast diffusion of inventions seem to have favored cultural solutions for many of the problems encountered in the expansion. We suggest ...

... inflexible views), and develop a model which shows that cultural evolution can maintain openness to new information as well as effectiveness ... Preferences, too, can be transmitted between individuals. Our results show that such cultural dynamics tends to produce conservative individuals, i.e ... results show that cultural remodeling of cultural transmission is a powerful force in cultural evolution, i.e ...

... Y chromosome diversity, human expansion, drift, and cultural evolution Jacques Chiaroni et al. Abstract ... adaptation and chance in determining genetic diversity and evolution has received attention in the last 50 years, but our understanding ... creativity and the fast diffusion of inventions seem to have favored cultural solutions for many of the problems encountered in the expansion. We suggest ...

Jared Lardo replied to Jared Lardo's discussion 'My view on memes' in the group Memetics and Cultural Evolution Memes are about as useful to know about as a demand schedule in Econ, since we can't really go and look right at the stuff. Thinking of things in terms of memes can make no predictions; it merely is easier than talking the nebulous terms of "someb...

VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 4, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After being retired from his construction profession, author Cameron Rebigsol has had more time to involve himself in writings, which he felt, was quite controversial during his younger age. In his fascinating book, Aqua Soil, he explores topics that have haunted him, particularly the human beings' biological and cultural evolution.

... That is one view, but not the only one. It may be that we intentionally propagate those cultural items that we do because they are somehow more adaptive to our cognitive dispositions; in other words, they ... be a misreading of Lamarck in the next post, I think that there is no case to answer. Cultural evolution is a process that truly explains what is going on in epistemology (but not, I hasten to ...

... genital mutilation, forced marriages--should certainly be illegal. Nor do I confuse cultural relativism (a method of inquiry) with moral relativism, ... ," referring to an alleged stage of human cultural evolution in our inevitable progress to "civilization." ... referring. More troubling is the notion of "barbaric cultural practices." The problem with this phrasing is that " ...

... variety of subjects, offers a theory on recurrent patterns in cultural evolution. It is more than interesting, but rather than try to interpret what she says here, I refer you to Trogholm, Cory ... large-group families aren't common today? Will it all come up again in the midst of a new cultural shift? I have a feeling that such a novel would sell. A novel that focuses on odd, titillating, ...

... hoping that some of the people who responded to the  Monitor Mix survey question, “What does ‘indie’ mean to you?” would agree with me on this. Or, at least agree somewhat that cultural evolution is OK. But no. The dinosaurs all share a hatred for Kidz Theze Dayz and their insistence on using “indie” ...

... about religion specifically in terms of our understanding of how we fit into the world. In cultural anthropology, "how we fit in" is called " ... , the situation is a nightmare! So, while I would like to talk about the links between ritual and evolution, I obviously can't just plunge into it. I need to do a lot of sorting out first. I need to do the same kind of sorting ...

... as the front page of The Onion Magazine: The so-called controversy about evolution (not about the relationship and relative importance of various mechanisms, the pace, or other such ... to study the relevant scientific data in detail. And so there may be no denying that there is a cultural controversy; but neither can it be denied that claims that there is a scientific controversy are simply false. ...

... , we'll be increasingly transforming ourselves, and we're the first species to take control of its own evolution, and it's happening now. At some point in the not-too-distant future, he said, your kid ... a while; and Americans in particular have been at the forefront of change for 400 years and have cultural optimism about change." He said he had reported a few years ago about the ...

Hello I'm working on some research in my school. It is about evolution of human brains connected to cultural and sociological development. I looking for some research how the size and other changes on brains affected on cultural and sociological life of humans to now... Thank everybody and sorry for my bad english. Smuk3c

... are looking for a "New Age". Hitler was trying to take man to our next evolution. I think we also see the effects of this shift in thought much earlier in both the French and American Revolution. Jefferson ... the two questions I posed to try and re-frame this debate. I challege all the "Cultural Warriors" to come up with answers for these questions: 1. Which Christian Ideas, if ...

... world, but cranial capacity is more or less maintained in these groups. The socio-cultural dynamics within human groups probably mitigate against selection for reduced brain ... both A. ramidus and the Hobbit. But since ramidus fits in better with what we know about human evolution, it is a much less critical issue for that species. It would be different if it were claimed that ramidus had a 1300cc ...