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Underappreciated features of cultural evolution

Published:2021-05-17 Issue:1828 Volume:376 Page:
ISSN:0962-8436
Container-title:Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
language:en
Short-container-title:Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

Author:

Smolla Marco¹^ORCID,Jansson Fredrik²³^ORCID,Lehmann Laurent⁴,Houkes Wybo⁵,Weissing Franz J.⁶⁷^ORCID,Hammerstein Peter⁸,Dall Sasha R. X.⁹,Kuijper Bram⁹^ORCID,Enquist Magnus²¹⁰^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

2. Centre for Cultural Evolution, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

3. Division of Applied Mathematics, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden

4. Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Biophore, Lausanne, Switzerland

5. Philosophy and Ethics, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

6. Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

7. Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

8. Institute for Theoretical Biology, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany

9. Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn, UK

10. Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract

Cultural evolution theory has long been inspired by evolutionary biology. Conceptual analogies between biological and cultural evolution have led to the adoption of a range of formal theoretical approaches from population dynamics and genetics. However, this has resulted in a research programme with a strong focus on cultural transmission. Here, we contrast biological with cultural evolution, and highlight aspects of cultural evolution that have not received sufficient attention previously. We outline possible implications for evolutionary dynamics and argue that not taking them into account will limit our understanding of cultural systems. We propose 12 key questions for future research, among which are calls to improve our understanding of the combinatorial properties of cultural innovation, and the role of development and life history in cultural dynamics. Finally, we discuss how this vibrant research field can make progress by embracing its multidisciplinary nature. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Foundations of cultural evolution’.

Funder

Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse

Army Research Office

Publisher

The Royal Society

Subject

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Link

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.2020.0259

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