Is kinship back?
In the last issue of Science (25 May, 2012), a plea by Stephen Levinson [´´1] for the study of kinship terminology, and an article by Charles Kemp and Terry Regier [2] making a novel contribution to that study.
Levinson writes:
"In 1860, Lewis Henry Morgan heard an Iowa man on a Nebraska ...
Social learning in humans and nonhuman animals
An interesting issue of the Journal of Comparative Psychology (2012, Volume 126, Issue 2) on social learning in humans and nonhuman animals.
From the intro:
"The past decade has seen a resurgent, concerted interest in social learning research comparing human and nonhuman animals. In this special ...
The Smartphone Psychology Manifesto
In Perspectives on Psychological Science (May 2012 vol. 7), Geoffrey Miller publishes a "Smartphone Psychology Manifesto" (available here) with methodological suggestions for the use of smartphones in psychological research that could indeed have a huge impact on the study of cognition and culture. ...
Science Magazine’s special issue on Human Conflict
This May 18, Science has a special issue on human conflict, of evolutionary, cognitive and cultural relevance, with contributions from Scott Atran, Christopher Boehm, Samuel Bowles, Frans de Waal, and many others.
From the introduction:
“In this special issue on human conflict, we consider the ...