21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

linkedin post 2020-04-04 04:45:38

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CULTURE EXTENDS GENETIC EVOLUTION. “This research shows the extent to which culture extends genetic evolution by independently tracking environmental change that is too rapid for genes to track, by generating diverse cultural adaptations to those environmental challenges, and by driving genetic evolution.” http://www.pnas.org/content/114/30/7853.full View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

linkedin post 2020-04-04 04:43:45

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INTERACTING SYSTEMS. “Gene–culture coevolution models and data have examined how cultural evolution interacts with and affects genetic evolution. There is extensive evidence for culture-driven genetic change in humans, including agriculture-induced genetic adaptations for digesting starch, dairy products, and alcohol.” http://www.pnas.org/content/114/30/7853.full View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments
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linkedin post 2020-04-02 03:00:28

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ENHANCEMENTS. "What would you give for a retinal chip that let you see in the dark or for a next-generation cochlear implant that let you hear any conversation in a noisy restaurant, no matter how loud? Or for a memory chip, wired directly into your brain's hippocampus, that gave you perfect recall of everything you read?" http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304914904579435592981780528 View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

linkedin post 2020-04-04 04:42:20

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A DEFINITION. “At its heart, cultural change is a process of inherited variation that changes due to selection, drift, migration, and other processes, which, in their details, may operate similar to or different from the genetic case.” http://www.pnas.org/content/114/30/7853.full View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

linkedin post 2020-04-05 01:39:48

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NOT JUST HUMAN. “Scientists once placed culture squarely in the human domain. But discoveries in recent decades suggest that a wide range of cultural practices—from foraging tactics and vocal displays to habitat use and play—may influence the lives of other animals as well.” Even the merest bacteria, http://www.pnas.org/content/114/30/7734.full View in LinkedIn
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