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Behavior can “reproduce” when it is copied by (or taught to) others. There are a variety of selective factors that make it more likely for certain copied behavi
by dwaltrip 6y ago
Behavior can “reproduce” when it is copied by (or taught to) others. There are a variety of selective factors that make it more likely for certain copied behaviors to “survive” and then be copied further. This is cultural evolution.
Of course, much complexity is uncovered when you dig into the details. It isn’t a perfect analogy but it seems very useful.
- dwohnitmok 6y agoBy the time we're talking about things like cultural evolution and memetic propagation, we're getting pretty close to just talking about ideology again.