Multilevel cultural evolution: From new theory to practical applications

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作者
Wilson, David Sloan [1 ,2 ]
Madhavan, Guru [3 ]
Gelfand, Michele J. [4 ]
Hayes, Steven C. [5 ]
Atkins, Paul W. B. [1 ,6 ]
Colwell, Rita R. [7 ,8 ]
机构
[1] ProSocial World, Austin, TX 78738 USA
[2] SUNY Binghamton, Dept Biol Sci, Binghamton, NY 13902 USA
[3] Natl Acad Engn, Washington, DC 20001 USA
[4] Standford Grad Sch Business, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[5] Univ Nevada, Dept Psychol, Reno, NV 89557 USA
[6] Australian Natl Univ, Crawford Sch Publ Policy, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
[7] Univ Maryland, Inst Adv Comp Studies, Dept Cell Biol & Mol Genet, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[8] Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
基金
英国经济与社会研究理事会;
关键词
cultural evolution; multilevel selection; systems engineering; economics; mental health; PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY; COOPERATION; TRANSITIONS; SELECTION; EFFICACY; THERAPY; HEALTH; TRIAL;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.2218222120
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Evolutionary science has led to many practical applications of genetic evolution but few practical uses of cultural evolution. This is because the entire study of evolution was gene centric for most of the 20th century, relegating the study and application of human cultural change to other disciplines. The formal study of human cultural evolution began in the 1970s and has matured to the point of deriving practical applications. We provide an overview of these developments and examples for the topic areas of complex systems science and engineering, economics and business, mental health and well-being, and global change efforts.
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