Group size determines cultural complexity

Peter Richerson ()
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Peter Richerson: University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA, and at the School of Archaeology, University College London, UK.

Nature, 2013, vol. 503, issue 7476, 351-352

Abstract: Many animals use culture, the ability to learn from others, but only humans create complex culture. A laboratory experiment tests which characteristics of our social networks give us this capacity. See Letter p.389

Date: 2013
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