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DESCRIPTION:The Cutting Edge lectures are organized to foster\ncommunicatio
 n between scientists in different disciplines as well\nas between scientis
 ts and the public.\nBy Andre Costopoulos (Dept of\nAnthropology\, McGill)
 \nBuilding on recent computer simulation results from my lab\, I\nwill arg
 ue that while we humans perceive ourselves as forward\nlooking decision ma
 kers\, and often see our sophisticated brain as a\nrational choice engine\
 , we are in fact probably selected to have a\nlimited ability to make good
  decisions. I will argue that our brain\nis in fact a diversity production
  machine and that cultural\nevolution depends on the ability of our cultur
 al systems to build\nand maintain diversity\, and on our ability to access
  and replicate\nother people's traits when circumstances demand it. Under 
 this\n'diversity-tolerance' model of cultural evolution humans are smart\n
 enough to come up with a range of potential solutions to the\nproblems we 
 face\, but not very good at determining which solution\nis the best. While
  we are often wrong\, we must be convinced that we\nare right\, and to mai
 ntain diversity\, we must disagree with each\nother about what to do in re
 sponse to an environmental challenge.\nWe must also have a limited ability
  to discriminate between good\nand bad choices so we can recognize when we
  are in serious trouble\nand can adopt someone else's solution in a crisis
 . Andre\nCostopoulos studies social change and the environment in Nordic\n
 Prehistory. You can read about his work in Finland and northern\nCanada at
  SCENOP and the work of\nhis graduate student \nfaunal archeology lab or w
 atch the french television interview\nwith Andre Costopoulos on \nLe Code 
 Chastenay.\n
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DTEND:20121217T060000Z
SUMMARY:Broadcast - Cutting Edge Lectures in Science: A diversity - toleran
 ce model of cultural evolution
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/event/broadcast-cutting-edge-lectures-sc
 ience-diversity-tolerance-model-cultural-evolution-216972
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