Christopher X J. Jensen
Professor, Pratt Institute

“Brainchildren” — another way to conceptualize our devotion to cultural fitness

Posted 25 Oct 2013 / 0

The Chronicle of Higher EducationBringing up brainchildren

This is such a fun and insightful essay on the relationship between our pursuits that yield — alternatively — genetic and memetic fitness. It effectively captures the wish of the intellectual producer to leave behind a legacy of ideas, to affect the cultural idea pool in some small but meaningful way.

A Minor Post, Articles, Cultural Evolution, Gene-Culture Coevolution, Memetic Fitness

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