The Acceleration of Cultural Change: From Ancestors to Algorithms

by Michael J. O'Brien and R. Alexander Bentley

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How culture evolves through algorithms rather than knowledge inherited from ancestors.

From our hunter-gatherer days, we humans evolved to be excellent throwers, chewers, and long-distance runners. We are highly social, crave Paleolithic snacks, and display some gendered difference resulting from mate selection. But we now find ourselves binge-viewing, texting while driving, and playing Minecraft. Only the collective acceleration...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0262551977

ISBN13:9780262551977

Release Date:May 2024

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:176 Pages

Weight:0.47 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 5.4" x 8.0"

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