See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Cultural products have evolutionary roots Phys.Org Marketing professor Gad Saad says evolution has hard-wired humans to be naturally drawn toward a specific set of universal narratives within cultural products. Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: I’m curious how artists would react to this. It seems the author uses ‘greedy reductionism’ (D. Dennett) […]
The Cheater’s Manifesto (The Case for Non-Monogamy) – Huffington Post
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution The Cheater’s Manifesto (The Case for Non-Monogamy) Huffington Post The evolutionary psychology book Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá provides the reproductive motivations behind why men and women cheat in monogamous relationships. Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: There is something paradoxical going on in this article. The author […]
Darwin, was indeed the greatest psychologist – Times of Oman
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Darwin, was indeed the greatest psychologist Times of Oman Given that human psychology has developed through a sometimes-uneasy balance of natural selection, evolution and psychology influence and interact with each other. Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: I’m not so sure about this quote: "Philosophy is inadequate to understand the roots of […]
Why I write with pen and paper: infographic on Writing
I've tried to go digital for almost a year now. Although I do like programs like Evernote a lot, using them to hold every bit of information in store, there is something lacking. When I type away on my handy iPad mini, that's just what I do: typing data away, into mental oblivion. On the […]
Turning Your Personal Biography Into A Cosmological Narrative: An iPad-App
A few months ago I was looking for an app to manage my appointments, to do-lists, etc. I stumbled upon this peculiar app called “Timeline Eon“. The app basically gives an overview of history, starting from the Big Bang (presumably ending at the app's latest update). What you can do, is add your own events […]
Heresy in a Theological Debate
– Tom Uytterhoeven – Yesterday, May 22th, I presented a paper “Towards a Theology of Toolmaking”, on a conference on Nature, Technology and Religion, in which I use Philip Hefner’s concept of ‘Created Co-Creator’ as a starting point for further reflections on technology. It went alright, considering I only slept for 3-4 hours the night […]
Resurrection: the Rebellion of Religion
We're about to celebrate Easter again. Besides airing the Passion of the Christ on tv, or hiding chocolate eggs in the garden, this feast has remained untouched by the massive commercialisation that suffocates Christmas (though I like unwrapping gifts as much as the next kid). It's a celebration with a very strange and precious message: […]
The Art in Nature – or: Thinking About My Research
Land art is a fascinating form of art, blurring the lines between the artificial and the natural. You could say land art gives us insight in the way culture works: integrating humanity in the natural world, while at the same time changing that world – making it hard to say whether the artist discovered or […]
An evolutionary perspective on children
I'm reading The Evolution of Childhood, an absolutely fascinating book. This quote is just one of the little gems it offers: Continue reading “An evolutionary perspective on children”
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