Cultural evolution in the field

Описание: Dysoc/NIMBioS Webinar Series on Cultural Evolution

The Center for the Dynamics of Social Complexity and the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis are happy to announce a series of free webinars on cultural evolution.

http://www.dysoc.org/ces_webinars

Speaker: Adrian Viliami Bell (Anthropology, University of Utah)

Topic: Cultural evolution in the field

Abstract: While my teaching module is about foundational theoretical models, I am primarily a fieldworker. In this talk I explain why I care about mathematical models even though my heart lies with having "boots (or sandals) on the ground." Along the way I highlight examples from other fieldworkers and their use of cultural evolutionary theory.

http://www.dysoc.org/cesmodules/found...
CES Learning Module description: Foundations of Cultural Evolution. An introductory guide to the body of formal theory in the study of the cultural evolution in humans and other animals, this module guides participants through the basic machinery of dynamic models and key results from a variety of cultural evolution topics.
Module designer: Adrian Viliami Bell (Anthropology, University of Utah)