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Human cumulative culture and the exploitation of natural phenomena
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In: ISSN: 1471-2970 ; Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences ; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03509412 ; Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2022, 377 (1843), ⟨10.1098/rstb.2020.0311⟩ (2022)
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Abstract:
National audience ; Cumulative cultural evolution (CCE)—defined as the process by which beneficial modifications are culturally transmitted and progressively accumulated over time—has long been argued to underlie the unparalleled diversity and complexity of human culture. In this paper, I argue that not just any kind of cultural accumulation will give rise to human-like culture. Rather, I suggest that human CCE depends on the gradual exploitation of natural phenomena, which are features of our environment that, through the laws of physics, chemistry or biology, generate reliable effects which can be exploited for a purpose. I argue that CCE comprises two distinct processes: optimizing cultural traits that exploit a given set of natural phenomena (Type I CCE) and expanding the set of natural phenomena we exploit (Type II CCE). I argue that the most critical features of human CCE, including its open-ended dynamic, stems from Type II CCE. Throughout the paper, I contrast the two processes and discuss their respective socio-cognitive requirements.
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[SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance; Cultural evolution; Cumulative culture; Innovation; Natural phenomena; Social learning; Technology
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URL: https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0311
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03509412
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Meaning as founder effect in the prehistory of speech
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In: https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-03632943 ; 2022 (2022)
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Cultural Evolution of Precise and Agreed‐Upon Semantic Conventions in a Multiplayer Gaming App
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In: ISSN: 0364-0213 ; EISSN: 1551-6709 ; Cognitive Science ; https://jeannicod.ccsd.cnrs.fr/ijn_03636720 ; Cognitive Science, Wiley, 2022, 46 (2), ⟨10.1111/cogs.13113⟩ (2022)
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An Interactive Teaching Tool Describing Resistance Evolution and Basic Economics of Insecticide-Based Pest Management.
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In: Insects, vol 13, iss 2 (2022)
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Vocal size exaggeration may have contributed to the origins of vocalic complexity
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In: ISSN: 0962-8436 ; EISSN: 1471-2970 ; Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences ; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03501105 ; Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Royal Society, The, 2022, 377 (1841), ⟨10.1098/rstb.2020.0401⟩ (2022)
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In: ISSN: 2045-2322 ; EISSN: 2045-2322 ; Scientific Reports ; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03566556 ; Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group, 2022, 12, pp.733. ⟨10.1038/s41598-021-04144-4⟩ (2022)
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Unravelling the Stability of Nightingale Song Over Time and Space Using Open, Citizen Science and Shared Data ...
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Variation in the Stylohyal-Tympanic Bone Articulation in Laryngeally Echolocating Bats and Its Implications Regarding Function
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In: Appalachian Student Research Forum & Jay S. Boland Undergraduate Research Symposium (2022)
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Neuroevolution for Parameter Adaptation in Differential Evolution
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Evolution and Trade-Off Dynamics of Functional Load
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In: Entropy; Volume 24; Issue 4; Pages: 507 (2022)
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An Interactive Teaching Tool Describing Resistance Evolution and Basic Economics of Insecticide-Based Pest Management
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In: Insects; Volume 13; Issue 2; Pages: 169 (2022)
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“Superwobbling” and tRNA-34 Wobble and tRNA-37 Anticodon Loop Modifications in Evolution and Devolution of the Genetic Code
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In: Life; Volume 12; Issue 2; Pages: 252 (2022)
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Structural Brain Asymmetries for Language: A Comparative Approach across Primates
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In: Symmetry; Volume 14; Issue 5; Pages: 876 (2022)
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Human Dento-Facial Evolution: Cranial Capacity, Facial Expression, Language, Oral Complications and Diseases
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In: Oral; Volume 2; Issue 2; Pages: 163-172 (2022)
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From Beethoven to Beyoncé : do changing aesthetic cultures amount to ‘cumulative cultural evolution’?
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