Dispatch from the bog.  Assumption that behavioral adaptation is necessary 
quicker than genetic gratuitous  STOP in region of west where there have been 
no rattle snakes for a zillion years, prairie dogs still have behavioral 
defenses long after their venom resistance has faded STOP yes I can think of 
other explanations STOP there are always other explanations STOP  Also, genes 
are relations not things  STOP

 

Nick 

 

Nick Thompson

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https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/

 

From: Friam <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Pieter Steenekamp
Sent: Tuesday, June 8, 2021 12:40 AM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] gene-culture coevolution

 

The paper makes intuitive sense for me. Human traits are a complex function of 
genes and culture. Genetic evolution has stopped, or is very weak, and culture 
is evolving very fast. The changes in future human traits will therefore almost 
exclusively be determined by cultural evolution.

But, this is assuming humans are not going to modify their genes, or the genes 
of their children. With current technology it's probably very risky to do that, 
but what will the future hold? 

 

On Tue, 8 Jun 2021 at 04:25, Prof David West <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]> > wrote:

I have been trying to make the point about culture - not only for evolution, 
but for cognition as well. Had many an argument with Nick on this topic at 
Mother Church.

davew


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> Researchers: Culture drives human evolution more than genetics
> https://phys.org/news/2021-06-culture-human-evolution-genetics.html
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> Paywalled Paper:
> https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2021.0538
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> Accessible version:
> https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1039 
> <https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1039&context=eco_facpub>
>  &context=eco_facpub
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