CORDIS Project
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This project investigates the unique human ability to accumulate cultural knowledge over time. It aims to identify the cognitive and ecological factors influencing cultural innovation and transmission, using experimental methods from psychology and economics to enhance our understanding of human cultural evolution.
Humans exhibit a rich and complex material culture with no equivalent in other animals.
The unique human capability to accumulate cultural innovations across time allows us to develop powerful technology and drives technological progress.
Despite a growing literature investigating cumulative culture, the underlying processes at play in the accumulation of cultural knowledge remain puzzling.
The overarching aims of this proposal are to identify the requirements of human cumulative culture both at…
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