cult evolution June 13, 2008
Posted by ocmpoma in : other , trackbackSo I just finished reading “Towards a unified science of cultural evolution” by Alex Mesoudi, Andrew Whiten, and Kevin L. Laland, which makes a case for incorporating the techniques and methodology used to study biological evolution into the study of cultural change.
And, here’s a talk at TED by Susan Blackmore, focusing on memes and how they are made more potent by technology (that is, culture…).
Interesting ideas, especially if one is interested in cultural change, and also if one doesn’t agree with the assertions at the heart of the paper and talk.
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Mr Parsons, I own a copy of The Origin of Species and I was wondering if you could tell me on what page I might find the “electronic interpretation.”