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Peter J. (Pete) Richerson. Department of Environmental Science and Policy. University of California Davis. Cultural Evolution: Society, Technology, Language and Religion. Is the product of a Strüngmann Forum from MIT Press. Not By Genes Alone: How Culture Transformed the Evolutionary Process. From Chicago University Press, is meant for a general audience. The Origin and Evolution of Cultures. Is a collection of our more important papers published by Oxford University Press. He University of Chicago Press.
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The problem with articles on autism risks and how to evaluate studies. Or why circumcision is unlikely to increase rates of autism. | The Chimerical Capuchin
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A former primatologist navigates the world of parenting and autism. Apes, Monkeys, and More. The problem with articles on autism risks and how to evaluate studies. Or why circumcision is unlikely to increase rates of autism. To the point that it’s become a joke. However, because of the ‘popularity’ of autism and the fear-mongering done in the media, it seems as though studies on autism catch fire rather quickly. A Guide to Looking Smart on the Internet: How to Find and Evaluate Online Information. And th...
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Tit-for-Tat. It ain’t all that. | Biased Transmission
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Tit-for-Tat. It ain’t all that. July 21, 2014. The Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma (IPD) is a deceptively simple game that has sparked a lot of research in many different fields. However, despite all of this attention, the IPD’s lessons are still, surprisingly, widely misunderstood. Over the next few weeks I plan to post an eight-part series that will hopefully be helpful in bringing interested readers up-to-speed with the latest thinking about this important and fascinating game. Part 2: When Tit-for-Tat.
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Marriage and name change | Biased Transmission
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Marriage and name change. May 17, 2014. It has been awhile since I’ve posted. The main reason is that I was busy getting married! One consequence of getting married is that my wife. And I combined our last names (Peffer and Zimmerman) into a new name (Zefferman). I have been publishing under this name for awhile and have been hosting my personal website at zefferman.com. But now it is official! So everyone, please update your priors. Best Books Read in 2013. Some fortnights of links →.
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Tit for Tat, It Ain’t All That – Part 1: The Prisoner’s Dilemma, except repeated. | Biased Transmission
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Tit for Tat, It Ain’t All That – Part 1: The Prisoner’s Dilemma, except repeated. August 19, 2014. I have been traveling to conferences and getting out publications, so have not been posting my planned “Tit for Tat, It Ain’t All That” series. As quickly as I intended. But here is Part 1:. Many readers of this blog will be familiar with the Prisoner’s Dilemma. In case you are looking for a refresher, Zach Weinersmith has an SMBC comic. With a pretty good summary of the usual set up. The 2-player Prisoner&...
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Status quo bias and the Scottish ballot. September 19, 2014. Above is a photo of the ballot for Scottish independence. The ballot wording seems incredibly straightforward (which is the point of this short Slate article. However, way it is worded might be biasing the vote towards independence. People seem to have a large number of biases and heuristics they use when making decisions. One of these is called the “ status-quo bias. 8221; Samuelson and Zeckhouser, in their seminal work. This slight change in ...
