Author: Kevin N. Lala

Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for culture, from the arts and language to science and technology. But how did the human mind—and the uniquely human ability to devise and transmit culture—ev …

Many animals, including humans, acquire valuable skills and knowledge by copying others. Scientists refer to this as social learning. It is one of the most exciting and rapidly developing areas of be …

The seemingly innocent observation that the activities of organisms bring about changes in environments is so obvious that it seems an unlikely focus for a new line of thinking about evolution. Yet n …

Leading scholars offer a range of perspectives on the roles played by innovation in the evolution of human culture.In recent years an interest in applying the principles of evolution to the study of …

Work as fundamental to life, explored at different levels of organization from the perspectives of a variety of biological and nonbiological disciplines.The work performed by living systems ranges fr …

A comprehensive treatment of the concept of causation in evolutionary biology that makes clear its central role in both historical and contemporary debates.Most scientific explanations are causal. Th …

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A new account of the central role developmental processes play in evolution A new scientific view of evolution is emerging—one that challenges and expands our understanding of how evolution works. Re …