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Fredrik Jansson

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Associate Professor in Mathematics interested in cultural evolution and connecting psychology, sociology and philosophy through modelling.

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Postdoctoral Researcher in psychology/cognitive science with focus on social learning and cultural evolution Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Mechanisms of Social Behavior lab at the Karolinska Institutet (PI: BjΓΆrn LindstrΓΆm) in Stockholm, Sweden is seeking a highly qualified

πŸ’₯New postdoc position! πŸ’₯

Join us to explore how people learn from each otherβ€”and how that drives cultural evolution.

Run experiments, build computational models & collaborate across Europe w. @lucasmolleman.bsky.social
πŸ“ Stockholm
More info: shorturl.at/CY4wk

26.06.2025 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
PhD student in mathematics applied to cultural evolution - Cultural Evolution Society

We're employing several PhD students in maths with opportunities to work on cultural evolution, societal consequences of AI, polarisation, discrimination and large language models. Apply by 6 May or please help us spread the message!

18.04.2024 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

So, the spread of this post hinges more on whether, where and how I write it than on your attitude towards posts such as these.

19.03.2024 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cultural traits operating in senders are driving forces of cultural evolution | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences We introduce a mathematical model of cultural evolution to study cultural traits that shape how individuals exchange information. Current theory focuses on traits that influence the reception of information (receiver traits), such as evaluating whether ...

Our new paper suggests that transmissible sender characteristics, such as the ability to persuade people and communicate effectively, might play a more significant role in cultural evolution than how we learn and from whom.

19.03.2024 09:20 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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