Tag: culture

All the articles with the tag "culture".

• Why Cultural Practices Persist or Perish: A Functional View

  Published:Feb 6, 2025 |  at 12:00 PM

  An analysis of why some cultural habits stick around after their original purpose fades, while others disappear. Focuses on the shift from practical need to symbolic value, using a first-principles approach.

• The Laws of Memetics: A Synthesis of Dawkins and Girard

  Published:Jan 29, 2025 |  at 12:00 PM

  A synthesis of Dawkins and Girard: why ideas spread has almost nothing to do with whether they're true. Seven laws of memetic transmission and what they explain.