Cultural Evolution

The origin and development of human culture.
by Kate Distin, Ph.D.

When all you want for Christmas is perfection . . .

How do you feel about Christmas? For most of us, the answer will depend on what's revealed when the festive magnifying glass is placed over our relationships with family and friends. Read More

Men, women and friendship: Can philosophy help?

When Harry met Sally, two fictional characters became obsessed by a factual conundrum: Can a man and a woman be friends, without sex getting in the way? Read More

Why Meaning Is in the Eye of the Beholder

"That's not what happened." How often have you heard or uttered this phrase, as you reminisced with siblings, friends or colleagues? You have to wonder, sometimes, whether your colleague can really have been at the same meeting as you, if that's what she thinks you all agreed. And whose parents is your brother talking about? Certainly not the ones you remember from your childhood. Read More

To write, or not to write? (Or: what Plato didn't know)

Only a simpleton, said Socrates, would trust his thoughts to writing. What on earth would he say about bloggers?

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If you hear that I'm from Yorkshire, will you still speak to me?

Accents and attitudes: how language affects both cognition and relationships. Read More

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Kate Distin is an independent scholar and author of Cultural Evolution.

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