Cultural Evolution and Social Ontology | Interdisciplinary Perspective This volume explores connections between two growing and complementary fields of research: cultural evolutionary theory and social ontology. It sheds light on

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*Cultural Evolution and Social Ontology*

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Header of an article in Trends in Ecology & Evolution (Volume 40, Issue 4, April 2025, pages 320–322), published by Cell Press, titled "Our not-so-natural connection to nature." The authors are Yannick Joye (Vilnius University) and Andreas De Block (KU Leuven), with their institutional affiliations listed beneath the title in the journal’s standard layout.

The biophilia hypothesis holds that we have an innate predisposition to be drawn to #nature. Y. Joye & @andreasdeblock.bsky.social review the evidence in its favor, find it wanting, and suggest that #culturalevolution offers a better alternative www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #evosky #philsci

If your social engineering bears the likeness of a high-voltage Amish treehouse, don't act surprised. #CulturalEvolution

I have not read this yet, but this paper on pluralistic ignorance (when we think our position is in the minority but it isn't) and how to mitigate it looks really important.

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4/ instead of those stubborn own minded men that just don’t know how to stay a baby but die at a cross. #EvolutionaryBiology #CulturalEvolution #ChristianDecadence

When Macaques Started Washing Sweet Potatoes, We Weren't Ready to Call It Culture How a 70-year delay in translation reveals our blindness to what we think makes us human

New paper explores how primates co-construct cultures with each other and with humans in shared landscapes, challenging century-old assumptions about what counts as “natural” behavior. #PrimateCulture #AnthropologicalScience #CulturalEvolution www.primatology.net/p/when-macaq...

How and why are moral norms for various issues changing across the globe? Read 'Global directions of change in moral norms: a test of the moral argument theory': doi.org/10.1098/rsos... #RSOS #CulturalEvolution

Looking for #culturalevolution methods advice. We will run a survey to estimate the degree and nature of #sociallearning in a local population (a US country).

Are there any standard survey instruments or social psychology scales for this?

I can find only partly relevant stuff. Please help!

Personal risk tolerance has sweeping implications for how societies evolve In his biography of Elon Musk, historian Walter Isaacson describes a game of Texas Hold "Em poker in which Musk went all in—on every hand.

“When wealth buffers are ample, individuals tend not only to take more risks, but also to learn in more exploratory and experimental ways.”

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Less WEIRD societies show stronger ornamentation preferences #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #CulturalEvolution #HumanPreferences #SocietyDynamics

The social performance of gender roles: men report lower support for women’s empowerment when in front of their peers: doi.org/10.1098/rstb... #PhilTransB #CulturalEvolution

The Evolution of Viracocha Worship in Pre-Inca and Inca Cultures Viracocha stands as one of the most significant deities in Andean history, shaping the spiritual and cultural landscape of ancient South America. Understanding Viracocha worship reveals much about the...

☀️ Uncover the rich history of Viracocha worship and its evolution across cultures. Dive into ancient beliefs with us, as this helps us to understand our own beliefs today. #Viracocha #AndeanHistory #CulturalEvolution #RespectCulture #MagicInHarmony www.magicinharmony.com/post/the-evo...

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1/ 🧵 New PNAS paper by CCE’s @michealdebarra.bsky.social @aiyanakoka.bsky.social with Angel V Jiménez and Nachita Rosun🎉

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Wild orangutan diets are mastered via cultural learning. Modeling confirms social absence halts full dietary acquisition, indicating cumulative culture's deep evolutionary roots in great apes. #Hominidae #CulturalEvolution #PrimateStudies

The Ochre Origins of Art Ochre is a ferrous rock—clay tinged with oxidised iron, one of the commonest metals on Earth. Iron is everywhere. It leaches into soils and run-off. It is held in solution to gather in lake and sea...

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why has no-one written a book on the evolution of cooperation titled "Decent with Modification"?

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Just 1 week to apply! 4 year @erc.europa.eu funded PhD position working in an interdisciplinary team to study #culturalEvolution as a process of reuse, recombination, and creative re-engineering of past solutions. Details 👉 hmc-lab.com/ERCPhDCultur... 🙏Please share!

How the Internet Replaced Mythology With Memes - In this emerging mythos, humor replaces holiness, and algorithms replace oracles. Yet the hunger underneath remains the same

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New research reveals Sumer's rise owed much to Mesopotamia's ancient tides, driving early irrigation and societal innovation as communities adapted to environmental changes 🌊 #AncientCivilization #EnvironmentalAdaptation #CulturalEvolution Link: https://tinyurl.com/24ony7xs

The Age of Permission: How the Rules That Shape Everyday Life Are Changing A sweeping global study reveals that human societies have grown more tolerant of individual freedom—but less forgiving of inconsiderate behavior.

Across 90 societies, social norms have softened: people are freer, but also more mindful of harm. A new global study reveals how the moral rules of everyday life are quietly evolving. #CulturalEvolution #SocialNorms #Anthropology #HumanBehavior www.anthropology.net/p/the-age-of...

Her leadership could be the bridge Japan needs to balance tradition with contemporary progress, embracing change without losing identity. #CulturalEvolution

💬 What does this mean globally?

Your Genes Are Simply Not Enough to Explain How Smart You Are Seven years ago, I took a bet with Charles Murray about whether we’d basically understand the genetics of intelligence by now.

Fun bet on scientific prediction :)

Take-home message resonates well with ideas in #culturalevolution and #developmentalpsychology, mental skills take time to learn, need social input, & they don't mature spontaneously. Challenging to pinpoint their genetics.

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The Politics of Tools: How Small-Scale Societies Engineered the First Technologies of Power Even the simplest toolkits, those of hunter-gatherers & early farmers, follow deep mathematical laws of innovation, revealing how efficiency, scarcity & identity shaped hierarchies

New @science.org Advances model finds all small-scale societies—from Inuit to Amazonian farmers—obey the same law of innovation: each new tool costs more than it gives. The politics of invention began long before the state.
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The Secret Religion of Memes You Didn’t Know You Belonged To - Memes aren’t just jokes—they form belief systems, identities, and even movements. Discover the hidden “religion of memes” shaping culture vaz

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Preservation Series Explores Tulsa's Iconic Oil Boom Landmarks and Architectural Legacy Historic preservation episode highlights four iconic buildings from Tulsa's oil boom era.

Discover how Tulsa's stunning art deco skyline was born from the ambition and prosperity of the oil boom era!

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