Why does human culture increase exponentially?

DOI10.1016/J.TPB.2008.04.007zbMATH Open1210.92013OpenAlexW2078276712WikidataQ30543896 ScholiaQ30543896MaRDI QIDQ615499FDOQ615499

Authors: Magnus Enquist, Stefano Ghirlanda, A. Jarrick, Carl-Adam Wachtmeister 

Publication date: 5 January 2011

Published in: Theoretical Population Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tpb.2008.04.007

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zbMATH Keywords

mathematical modelingcumulative cultureorigin of human culture

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Models of societies, social and urban evolution (91D10) Problems related to evolution (92D15) Dynamical systems in biology (37N25) Applications of dynamical systems (37N99)

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• Evolution of social learning does not explain the origin of human cumulative culture

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