"We found that cumulative improvement occurred across generations even in the absence of causal structure, demonstrating that cultural transmission alone *can* drive technological improvement."
Beautiful study. No notes. Highly recommended.
📣 Out now in @pnasnexus.org our *NEW PAPER* revamping a long-standing debate: to what extent does causal reasoning aid the cultural evolution of technology?
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Claudio Tennie
Abstract. Humans are uniquely capable of producing highly efficient tools, but the extent to which this capacity depends on individual reasoning abilities
