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I am interested in understanding human behaviour, learning, and culture from an evolutionary perspective. My background is in linguistics, artificial intelligence, and biology, and I have used theoretical and large-scale experimental approaches to study the population-level dynamics and individual-level factors that drive cultural change and innovation in the domain of language, technology, and norms. I am currently working on questions related to the role of children learning and play for innovation in material culture.
Areas of expertise
- cultural evolution
- innovation
- cultural change
- cultural adaptation
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Projects
- 1 Active
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P|O|P: The role of early-age niche provisioning in technological innovation and adaptation
Miu, E. (Participant), Riede, F. (PI), Andersen, M. (CoPI) & Lew-Levy, S. (Collaborator)
03/01/2022 → 31/12/2026
Project: Research
Research output
- 4 Journal article
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The refinement paradox and cumulative cultural evolution: Complex products of collective improvement favor conformist outcomes, blind copying, and hyper-credulity
Miu, E., Rendell, L., Bowles, S., Boyd, R., Cownden, D., Enquist, M., Eriksson, K., Feldman, M. W., Lillicrap, T., McElreath, R., Murray, S., Ounsley, J. & Lala, K. N., 26 Sept 2024, In: PLOS Computational Biology. 20, 9, e1012436.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Cultural adaptation is maximised when intelligent individuals rarely think for themselves
Miu, E. & Morgan, T. J. H., 2020, In: Evolutionary Human Sciences. 2, e43.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Flexible learning, rather than inveterate innovation or copying, drives cumulative knowledge gain
Miu, E., Gulley, N., Laland, K. N. & Rendell, L., 2020, In: Science Advances. 6, EAAZ0286.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
21 Citations (Scopus) -
Innovation and cumulative culture through tweaks and leaps in online programming contests
Miu, E., Gulley, N., Laland, K. N. & Rendell, L., 2018, In: Nature Communications. 9, 2321Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
30 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 1 Participation in or organisation af a conference
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The 35th Annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference
Andersen, M. (Organizer), Clasen, M. (Organizer) & Miu, E. (Organizer)
22 May 2024 → 25 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation af a conference
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