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Bernard J. Crespi
(2020).
The blind men and the elephant: What is missing cognitively in the study of cumulative technological evolution.
Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 43, e161.
Cambridge University Press (CUP).
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10 Aug 2020
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10.1017/s0140525x20000151
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Bernard J. Crespi
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- Behavioral and Brain Sciences
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- 43, e161
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- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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Abstract
Abstract I describe and explain (1) evidence regarding a key role for autism spectrum cognition in human technology; (2) tradeoffs of autistic cognition with social skills; and (3) a model of how cumulative technological culture evolves. This model involves positive feedback whereby increased technical complexity selects for enhanced social learning of mechanistic concepts and skills, leading to further advances in technology.
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