Category: Read on the Net

Do We Love God Because We Love Sex?

See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Penn Psychologists: Sexual Attitudes Can Predict Religiousness CBS Local The results are interesting, researchers say, because evolutionary psychologists studying the influence of religion in everyday life are typically split into two groups –… Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: Research like this always fascinates me. But I tend to have two questions […]

Good News For Religion: Publishers Resist Pressure to Undermine Evolution Coverage in Texas Science Textbooks

See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Our mission is to support scientific education and critical thinking to overcome religious fundamentalism, superstition, intolerance and suffering (Publishers Resist Pressure to Undermine #Evolution Coverage in Texas #Science #Textbooks – by Texas… Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: Good news! – If religion is to play a role in the future of […]

Imagining The City Landscape As A Creative Canvas: How We Construct Our Cultural Environment

See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Imagining The City Landscape As A Creative Canvas [Future of Cities] PSFK In our Future Of Cities report, PSFK Labs investigated the key trends and pressing issues that will play a role in shaping the evolution of urban environments over the next… Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: Once more: an example […]

Keeping God real takes work – Guelph Mercury

See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Keeping God real takes work Guelph Mercury Scholars like the anthropologist Pascal Boyer, author of Religion Explained: The Evolutionary Origin of Religious Thought, and the psychologist Justin L. Barrett, author of Why Would Anyone Believe in God? Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: Interesting suggestion at the end of the article: prayer […]

How to Ride the Coattails of an Existing Meme – Multichannel Merchant

See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Multichannel Merchant How to Ride the Coattails of an Existing Meme Multichannel Merchant Many people have heard of memes, or seen the power that they have on the Internet. Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: ‘Memes’ is actually a concept from cultural evolution, used by Richard Dawkins (who came up with the […]

M. Ruse, called an ‘Anti-Catholic Atheist’, to Deliver Diatribe on Evolution at Jesuit’s LeMoyne College – Aleteia

See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Anti-Catholic Atheist to Deliver Diatribe on Evolution at Jesuit’s LeMoyne College Aleteia Michael Ruse, PhD., who calls himself a non-believer, will be speaking at the Jesuit college on Thursday, Oct. Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: There are two things that I do not like about this message. First, there is the […]

This Apple Commercial Sums Up Everything That’s Wrong With Our Screen-Addicted Culture

See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution When conjuring up the perfect road trip — windows down, sun shining, hair blowing in the breeze — chances are, you don’t picture yourself clutching your smartphone the entire time. Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: Is technology overpowering us, standing between us and the real world? Or are we still adapting […]

The Grand Theory Of Business, From Charles Darwin – Forbes

See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution The Grand Theory Of Business, From Charles Darwin Forbes But evolutionary theory has been transformed in the last 20 years by three major developments, which make it much more suitable—and humane—when applied to business: multi-level selection… Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: A very interesting source, not only for its content, but […]

Institute for Cultural Evolution

See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Instit of Cultural Evolution partners inc @mcintoshquotes in Boulder this week2move fwd thr vision. Check them out. http://t.co/GPer5ozpIF Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: I do not post about this organization because I want to endorse it in any way. Read for yourself the goals this institution has put forward and make […]