"This book arose proximally out of a session at the Human Behaviour and Evolution Society annual meeting that was held at University College London in 2001"--Preface. STRI copy purchased with funds ...

In Part One of this series, we saw that culture doesn't suffer from the problem that Darwin's theory of natural selection successfully solved: the problem of how change accumulates in biological ...

Think of evolution, and you might think of Darwin's finches and natural selection. But according to researchers writing in the journal BioScience, it is not our genes that are determining our current ...

Culture grows from a simple state to a complex system. Source: Robert Atkinson Culture is like an organism that grows from a simple state to a complex system. A holistic view shows that the evolution ...

The history of art has long been underpinned and shaped by acts of generosity. From the grand patrons of Europe to the visionaries who built America’s great museum collections, supporting the arts has ...

When did populations of Homo sapiens first arrive in China and what happened when they encountered the Denisovans or Neanderthals who lived there? A new study opens a window into hunter-gatherer ...

Cumulative culture is a remarkable phenomenon: it refers to a species’ ability to build up knowledge and skills over time, with ideas and practices becoming more complex and refined from one ...

The last decade has witnessed seismic shifts in the landscape of pop culture, driven by technological advancements, changes in consumer behavior, and a greater push for inclusivity. These ...