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Cultural evolution: Is causal inference the secret of our success? | Current Biology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.02.013 A new study investigates hunters’ causal understandings of bow design and mechanics among the Hadza, one of the last remaining foraging populations. The results suggest that sophisticated technology can evolve...
How the 'Western mind' was shaped by the Medieval Church | BBC Future
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201231-how-the-way-you-think-was-s… Most research on human psychology focuses on Western societies, but the way people in the West think can be traced to changes in family structures in the Middle...
Human Cooperation: The Hunter-Gatherer Puzzle | Current Biology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.08.005 In tracing the roots of human cooperation, researchers have gleaned insights from the sociality of contemporary hunter-gatherers. A new study among the Hadza, one of the few surviving foraging populations...