Yay! Cause at this point the world could really use social activism and public science education through an evolutionary psychology lens. Woohoo SocioBiology 2.0*
-S * now with Multi-Level Group Selection flavor crystals. --- -. . ..-. .. ... .... - .-- --- ..-. .. ... .... [email protected] 1600 Lena St #D1, Santa Fe, NM 87505 office: (505) 995-0206 mobile: (505) 577-5828 tw: @redfishgroup skype: redfishgroup redfish.com | simtable.com On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 8:08 PM, Nick Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > So, Glen. Are you fur it or agin it? > > n > > Nicholas S. Thompson > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology > Clark University > http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Friam [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of glen ep > ropella > Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 9:04 PM > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > Subject: [FRIAM] A New Society for the Study of Cultural Evolution > > > > https://evolution-institute.org/project/society-for-the-study-of-cultural-evolution/ > > > A New Society for the Study of Cultural Evolution > > > > Why a new society? > > > > Our capacity for culture stems from our ability to receive, process, > integrate, and transmit information across generations. The study of human > culture and cultural change has made great strides during the last few > decades in fields such as anthropology, computer science, evolutionary > biology, neurobiology, psychology, and sociology. Yet, the study of > cultural change as an evolutionary process, similar to genetic evolution > but with its own inheritance mechanisms, is only now becoming a central > area of scientific inquiry that spans these disciplines and holds much > potential for academic integration. > > > > Outside the Ivory Tower, all public policies attempt to accomplish > cultural change in a practical sense to reach their various objectives, yet > they rarely draw upon an explicit scientific theory of cultural change. A > new society is needed to catalyze the study of cultural change from a > modern evolutionary perspective, both inside and outside the Ivory Tower. > > > > A recent EI workshop, “Advancing the Study of Cultural Evolution: > Academic Integration and Policy Applications,” laid the groundwork for the > formation of a society. The workshop was organized by Michele Gelfand, a > cultural psychologist at the University of Maryland, and EI President David > Sloan Wilson. The participants represented a melting pot of disciplines > that need to become integrated to create a science of cultural change > informed by evolutionary theory. They strongly endorsed the need for a > society to accomplish the objectives identified during the workshop. > > > > What will the SSCE do? > > > > We envision an activist society that does much more than publish a > journal and host an annual meeting. One of our first items of business will > be to collectively identify “Grand Challenges” in the study of cultural > evolution; these will define the agenda of the society. Then we will work > toward the creation of basic scientific research programs and practical > initiatives to tackle the Grand Challenges. We expect scientific research > and real-world solutions to go together through the creation of field sites > for the study of cultural evolution, similar to biological field sites. > > > > Who should join the SSCE? > > > > We encourage the following people to become founding members: > > > > Academic professionals, graduate students, and undergraduate > students from any discipline relevant to cultural evolution. We especially > encourage the next generation of scientists to become involved. > > Anyone (professional or nonprofessional) who is trying to accomplish > positive cultural change in the real world and who would like to base their > efforts on cultural evolutionary theory. > > Anyone (professional or nonprofessional) with an intellectual > interest in cultural evolutionary theory who would like to get involved and > support the newly emerging field. > > We are especially eager for our members to come from all cultures > around the world—an appropriate ideal for a Society for the Study of > Cultural Evolution! > > > > What will happen right away? > > > > When you become a founding member… > > > > You will be added to our mailing list to receive regular > communications. > > You will be consulted, if you desire, to provide input in the > creation of bylaws for the society and important decisions concerning dues, > an annual conference, and a journal. > > You can help us identify grand challenges for the study of cultural > evolution. > > You can get involved in the projects that we create to tackle the > grand challenges. > > > > We look forward to starting the SSCE with a diverse membership and to > offer both intellectual stimulation and practical knowledge for improving > the quality of life. > > > > Please help us recruit founding members by bringing our invitation to > the attention of your friends and associates! We aim to be inclusive and > diverse. > > > > -- > glen ep ropella -- 971-255-2847 > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe > http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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