– Tom Uytterhoeven – This morning my wife posted a picture on my Facebook wall. It shows two Post It notes on a wall in a community center in a Belgian town. The center had organized a cultural activity for kids: they were invited to write down who their hero was. So one kid posted: […]
Short reflection on “The mystery of the human intelligence explosion – io9”
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution The mystery of the human intelligence explosion io9 Perhaps one of the biggest mysteries in our evolution is how humans developed symbolic culture, a very general catch-all term that includes things like art, language, personal adornment, weapons,… Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: This is fascinating. To imagine how our species slowly […]
One Cartoon, Two Myths Busted: on Evolution and the Brain
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution The evolution of workers. It’s right brainer time! http://t.co/vchMnFSXyx Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: There are many cartoons on evolution out there, most of them building on the same theme: a row of men(!) depicting some kind of progress, ending in a caricature of today’s life. You might have seen the […]
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 […]
Why I Use Evernote – or: Why I Started to Enjoy Writing
– Tom Uytterhoeven – One of the topics that can start a vivid discussion between PhD-students, regardless their actual research topic, is the latest productivity app (another is where the best pizza is served). So I spent a lot of evenings testing out apps like: Omnifocus – good, but expensive if you want it on all your […]
The Church of the Jedi
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution In the years after the first Star Wars trilogy, a group of dedicated followers built their own religion: Jediism. Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: You can be dismissive about this, calling it a joke that went out of hand. But I see the dynamics of culture at work, going from old […]
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 […]
Weekly Gardening 