Studying social structure and the evolution of sociality
With another SFI postdoc, Andy Rominger, I mentored local high school student Brandi Sanchez this spring through SFI’s high school mentoring program. Brandi was a student at the Santa Fe Indian School, completing her Senior project.… [Read full details]
I participated in a working group at SFI on cumulative culture. I also gave a talk where I discussed the potential for the seeds of cumulative culture to emerge from animal and human interaction rules.
Overview of the working group (from SFI’s coverage here):
Throughout human evolutionary history, individuals have developed new ideas, materials, and technologies, then passed them on to other individuals and groups.