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Category: Cultural Evolution

October 12, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Why We Cooperate” by Michael Tomasello

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Book Summary: “A Cooperative Species: Human Reciprocity and Its Evolution” by Bowles and Gintis

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Book Summary: “Evolution of Human Societies” by Johnson and Earle

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Book Summary: “Cultural Evolution: How Darwinian Theory Can Explain Human Culture” by Alex Mesoudi

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Book Summary: “The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge” by Matt Ridley

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Book Summary: “The Origin and Evolution of Cultures” by Robert Boyd and Peter Richerson

January 31, 2020May 7, 2023 Michael Magoon

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