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-scheme +scheme Visualization of the environment we used to study foraging behaviors at scale . Resources are in green and their regeneration frequency is higher in the south, while agents are in black. (See this video for a visualization @@ -410,7 +410,7 @@

The effect of social connectivity on collective innovation
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Learning through and alongside others is a behavior encountered in many individuals, including artificial ones. @@ -419,6 +419,14 @@

The effect of social connectivity on collective innovation

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Culture, the ability to create and spread traditions through social learning, is often seen as a monopoly of our own species. + But there are many species that learn through others . + Few of them can change their cultural skills with time . + Some species can even accumulate changes with time, which leads to a continuous “complexification” of their skills . + What is unique in humans, however, is the intensity of accumulation. + From programming languages to musical instruments , the fossil record of human innovations has a rather intricate, tree structure, with new innovations arising out + of recombination of existing ones. +

The effect of social connectivity on collective innovation
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Culture, the ability to create and spread traditions through social learning, is often seen as a monopoly of our own species. - But there are many species that learn through others . - Few of them can change their cultural skills with time . - Some species can even accumulate changes with time, which leads to a continuous “complexification” of their skills . - What is unique in humans, however, is the intensity of accumulation. - From programming languages to musical instruments , the fossil record of human innovations has a rather intricate, tree structure, with new innovations arising out - of recombination of existing ones. -

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Why do humans innovate to such an unprecendented degree? Some theories point to our increased cognitive capacity or sociality .