Culture is driving a major shift in human evolution, new theory proposes. Today, improvements in health, longevity and survival reliably come from group-level cultural systems like scientific medicine 🏥 and hospitals, sanitation infrastructure 🚰 and education systems 📚 rather than individual intelligence 🧠.
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The University of Maine
Culture is driving a major shift in human evolution, new theory proposes
Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift — driven not by genes, but by culture. In a paper published in the Oxford journal BioScience, Timothy M. Waring, an associate professor…
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Moral values in many countries, including US, may over time shift in a more socially progressive direction, due to an asymmetry. Arguments that move liberals in a more liberal direction may also sway conservatives, but arguments that move conservatives to be more conservative do not sway liberals. 🌍📈✨
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Moral arguments about care and fairness persuade both liberals and conservatives
A new study in Public Opinion Quarterly shows that moral arguments appealing to care and fairness can persuade both liberals and conservatives in the United States. By contrast, arguments grounded in the “binding” moral foundations – loyalty…
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