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physics.soc-ph2015★ 288 cited
The Spontaneous Emergence of Conventions: An Experimental Study of Cultural Evolution
Damon Centola, Andrea Baronchelli
How do shared conventions emerge in complex decentralized social systems? This question engages fields as diverse as linguistics, sociology and cognitive science. Previous empirica…
physics.soc-ph2006★ 464 cited
Homophily, Cultural Drift and the Co-Evolution of Cultural Groups
Damon Centola, Juan Carlos Gonzalez-Avella, Victor M. Eguiluz +1
In studies of cultural differentiation, the joint mechanisms of homophily and influence have been able to explain how distinct cultural groups can form. While these mechanisms norm…