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 […]
Returning to the centre: Reflections on the Hajj – Opinion – ABC Religion & Ethics (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
See on Scoop.it – Evolution and Religion The ritual of Hajj is about being realigned with what our inner selves ought to be orbiting: presence with Allah, a focussed consciousness that is often absent in the giddy spin of normal life. (What does your life revolve around? Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: Walking must be one of […]
More Cowbell: From Herdsman’s Tool to Cultural Icon – Modern Farmer
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution How did the cowbell become, you know, “more cowbell”? (Had to pass it on PRT @ModFarm More Cowbell: The evolution of the cowbell from agricultural implement to cultural… Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: This is obviously just a fun little piece to read. But it also shows how one cultural item […]
Duke researchers analyze geographic location’s influence on bird song – Duke Chronicle
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Duke researchers analyze geographic location’s influence on bird song Duke Chronicle Although the researchers do not have one clear favored explanation for this pattern, the results show that song is not evolving in a random pattern in these… Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: One step closer to understanding the evolution of […]
The Evolution of Music – ABC Local
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution ABC Local The Evolution of Music ABC Local Various theories have been proposed since then, including the notoriously unpopular argument that music is merely evolutionary ‘cheesecake’ – a biologically pointless by-product of evolution which merely… Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: If you like to participate in evolutionary studies of culture, here’s […]
Children ‘too embarrassed to read in front of friends’ – Telegraph
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution The number of children picking up books in their spare time has dropped dramatically amid claims youngsters increasingly see reading as “embarrassing”, according to research. Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: Earlier I posted an article on the effects of literature. If you read that, before turning to this research about declining […]
If you want to ‘read’ people better, read more literature
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Reading Chekhov for a few minutes makes you better at decoding what other people are feeling. But spending the same amount of time with a potboiler by Danielle Steel does not have the same effect. Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: Too good to be true? Or can literature really save the […]
Weekly Gardening 