[HTML][HTML] Blind alleys and fruitful pathways in the comparative study of cultural cognition
A Whiten - Physics of Life Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
A mere few decades ago, culture was thought a unique human attribute. Evidence to the
contrary accumulated through the latter part of the twentieth century and has exploded in the …
contrary accumulated through the latter part of the twentieth century and has exploded in the …
Moral disciplining: The cognitive and evolutionary foundations of puritanical morality
Why do many societies moralize apparently harmless pleasures, such as lust, gluttony,
alcohol, drugs, and even music and dance? Why do they erect temperance, asceticism …
alcohol, drugs, and even music and dance? Why do they erect temperance, asceticism …
International Workshop on Multimodal Learning-2023 Theme: Multimodal Learning with Foundation Models
The recent advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence (particularly
foundation models such as BERT, GPT-3, T5, ResNet, etc.) have demonstrated remarkable …
foundation models such as BERT, GPT-3, T5, ResNet, etc.) have demonstrated remarkable …
Thinking through other minds: A variational approach to cognition and culture
The processes underwriting the acquisition of culture remain unclear. How are shared
habits, norms, and expectations learned and maintained with precision and reliability across …
habits, norms, and expectations learned and maintained with precision and reliability across …
Why and how did narrative fictions evolve? Fictions as entertainment technologies
Narrative fictions have surely become the single most widespread source of entertainment in
the world. In their free time, humans read novels and comics, watch movies and TV series …
the world. In their free time, humans read novels and comics, watch movies and TV series …
Human cumulative culture and the exploitation of natural phenomena
M Derex - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Cumulative cultural evolution (CCE)—defined as the process by which beneficial
modifications are culturally transmitted and progressively accumulated over time—has long …
modifications are culturally transmitted and progressively accumulated over time—has long …
Technition: When tools come out of the closet
People are ambivalently enthusiastic and anxious about how far technology can go.
Therefore, understanding the neurocognitive bases of the human technical mind should be …
Therefore, understanding the neurocognitive bases of the human technical mind should be …
Efficiency fosters cumulative culture across species
Recent studies in several taxa have demonstrated that animal culture can evolve to become
more efficient in various contexts ranging from tool use to route learning and migration …
more efficient in various contexts ranging from tool use to route learning and migration …
Bringing cumulative technological culture beyond copying versus reasoning
The dominant view of cumulative technological culture suggests that high-fidelity
transmission rests upon a high-fidelity copying ability, which allows individuals to reproduce …
transmission rests upon a high-fidelity copying ability, which allows individuals to reproduce …
Seeing meaning even when none may exist: Collectivism increases belief in empty claims.
Y Lin, YC Zhang, D Oyserman - Journal of Personality and Social …, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
People often find truth and meaning in claims that have no regard for truth or empirical
evidence. We propose that one reason is that people value connecting and fitting in with …
evidence. We propose that one reason is that people value connecting and fitting in with …