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SUMMARY:Cultural Evolution
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DESCRIPTION:What gave rise to the mosaic of cultural expressions across th
 e globe? Why are some societies more culturally diverse than others? What 
 determined the societal adaptive capacity to novel environments? This rese
 arch develops a unified theory of cultural evolution\, characterizing the 
 fundamental forces that have governed cultural change over the course of h
 uman existence. Cultural dynamics arise from the interaction between adapt
 ation-based vertical transmission\, horizontal diffusion\, and fitness-bas
 ed evolutionary selection. The theory generates novel hypotheses about the
  ancestral forces that shaped the global mosaic of cultural expressions\, 
 gave rise to cross-societal variation in cultural diversity\, and influenc
 ed societal adaptive capacity. Drawing on novel measures of cultural diver
 sity\, spanning folkloric and musical traditions among indigenous ethnic g
 roups\, as well as norms\, values\, and attitudes in modern societies\, th
 e empirical analysis lends credence to the central predictions of the theo
 ry.
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LOCATION:Manor Road Building - Skills Lab\, Skills Lab Manor Road Building
  Manor Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3UQ United Kingdom
SPEAKER:Oded Galor
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