Category: Read on the Net

Why Men Don’t Read Maps Better Than Women

A recent study showed that there is no adaptive reason why males are (slightly) better at spatial orientation than females. The cause for this feature could be the amount of testosterone in one’s body. I like this report for two reasons: (a) It brings back memories of vivid discussions with my wife while driving through […]

Can culture protect genetics from misuse? – Futurity: Research News

See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Can culture protect genetics from misuse? Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: An important discussion, in a sense maybe even thé discussion of our time, boiling down to the question: what does it mean to be human? Or, like my son once said, when he was six  and we asked him to […]

Sci-fi & Cultural Evolution – Part 2 |

See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution “Fantasy is the impossible made probable. Science Fiction is the improbable made possible.” ~Rod Serling http://t.co/uZMnQSxi #scifi Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: The author of this blogpost gives us a relevant example of the way art is sensitive for and points us to implicit cultural trends, including – unfortunately still there […]

David Attenborough: most of the world’s population are out of touch with the natural world – Telegraph

See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution The veteran broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has said he believes most people don’t come into contact with wildlife. Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: Maybe this is indeed one of the main challenge human culture(s) face today. While culture once enabled us to survive within our natural environment, it now seems to […]

Cultural Evolution

See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution “Memory is essential not only for the continuity of individual identity, but also for the transmission of culture and for the evolution and continuity of societies over the centuries. Although the … Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: I post this more for the blog (not mine!) on which you can find […]

Futurity.org – Chinese college kids less tied to social media

See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Research news from leading universities (Chinese college kids less tied to social media http://t.co/DuC13qS7 via @FuturityNews) Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: According to this research general features of our culture determine the way we use social media. This runs counter to what social media experts say, e.g.: http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/facebook-effect-social-network-changed-world-122656206.html. But it seems self […]