[FRIAM] gene-culture coevolution

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Dispatch from the bog.  Assumption that behavioral adaptation is necessary quicker than genetic gratuitous  STOP in region of west where there have been no rattle snakes for a zillion years, prairie dogs still have behavioral defenses long after their venom resistance has faded STOP yes I can think of other explanations STOP there are always other explanations STOP  Also, genes are relations not things  STOP

 

Nick 

 

Nick Thompson

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From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of Pieter Steenekamp
Sent: Tuesday, June 8, 2021 12:40 AM
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The paper makes intuitive sense for me. Human traits are a complex function of genes and culture. Genetic evolution has stopped, or is very weak, and culture is evolving very fast. The changes in future human traits will therefore almost exclusively be determined by cultural evolution.

But, this is assuming humans are not going to modify their genes, or the genes of their children. With current technology it's probably very risky to do that, but what will the future hold? 

 

On Tue, 8 Jun 2021 at 04:25, Prof David West <profwest at fastmail.fm <mailto:profwest at fastmail.fm> > wrote:

I have been trying to make the point about culture - not only for evolution, but for cognition as well. Had many an argument with Nick on this topic at Mother Church.

davew


On Mon, Jun 7, 2021, at 2:17 PM, uǝlƃ ☤>$ wrote:
> Researchers: Culture drives human evolution more than genetics
> https://phys.org/news/2021-06-culture-human-evolution-genetics.html
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> Paywalled Paper:
> https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2021.0538
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> Accessible version:
> https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1039 <https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1039&context=eco_facpub> &context=eco_facpub
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