Students explore the concept of cultural evolution by comparing it to genetic evolution based on a number of concepts, and explore why cultural evolution
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Stories of lost explorers that tell us about the importance of cultural knowledge to our survival.
A reading text about tool use and tool making in the animal kingdom and in our early ancestors
A reading text about cooperative foraging in the animal kingdom and in our early ancestors
A series of experiments with small children and chimpanzees to investigate their ability and motivation to engage in collaborative activities
All causal maps on human evolution in one Google slide file
This model lets us explore how the appearance of certain social behaviors can affect evolutionary population dynamics.
Students compare the stories of three Mexican fishing villages to understand the factors that enabled some villages to sustainably manage their fishing resources, while
With these teaching materials, students can be introduced to game theory in general, as well as a concrete method, the public goods game. The
A set of behavioral experiments to find out what motivates people to save electricity, exploring the roles of monetary incentives, social norms, appeals to
