The role of modularity in stablizing cultural evolution: Conformity and innovation in an agent-based model

Joanna J. Bryson

The role of modularity in stablizing cultural evolution: Conformity and innovation in an agent-based model

Joanna J. Bryson

Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research

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In this paper I discuss the role and sources of innovation in generating culture, and also the role of modularity in preserving it. I also discuss the extent to which biological selection can underly cultural evolution and the interaction between these. Finally I present two sets of pilot experiments mostly as 'intuition pumps' to explore the problem of cultural stability and change. The first models the impact of noisy transmission and modularity on cultural stability. The second looks at the impact on a culture if a biologically-adaptive variant of one cultural trait is present.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Adaptive Agents in Cultural Contexts - Papers from the AAAI Fall Symposium, Technical Report
Pages	8-17
Number of pages	10
Volume	FS-08-01
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2008
Event	2008 AAAI Fall Symposium - Arlington, VA, USA United States Duration: 7 Nov 2008 → 9 Nov 2008

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Conference	2008 AAAI Fall Symposium
Country/Territory	USA United States
City	Arlington, VA
Period	7/11/08 → 9/11/08

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The role of modularity in stablizing cultural evolution: Conformity and innovation in an agent-based model. / Bryson, Joanna J.
Adaptive Agents in Cultural Contexts - Papers from the AAAI Fall Symposium, Technical Report. Vol. FS-08-01 2008. p. 8-17.

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