Promoting meme diversity and transmission fidelity in artificial proto-cultures
نویسندگان
چکیده
Cultural evolution occurs through the transmission of cultural traits, and we consider the meme as the unit of cultural transmission. We construct an agent-based model representing the processes by which cultural transmission occurs and to link these to the community-scale phenomena arising from agent interactions. We base our model on small communities of e-Puck robots, and following work on movement-based memes, consider sound as the medium of cultural transmission. Our architecture affords (re)production of memes, variation in meme production and a range of meme selection and meme memory strategies. Through these processes, we identify the meme complexities, meme memory strategies, meme selection strategies and e-Puck movement speeds that promote and inhibit both meme diversity and reproductive fidelity.
منابع مشابه
Norovirus Polymerase Fidelity Contributes to Viral Transmission In Vivo
Intrahost genetic diversity and replication error rates are intricately linked to RNA virus pathogenesis, with alterations in viral polymerase fidelity typically leading to attenuation during infections in vivo. We have previously shown that norovirus intrahost genetic diversity also influences viral pathogenesis using the murine norovirus model, as increasing viral mutation frequency using a m...
متن کاملResearch Frontier Memetic Computation - Past, Present & Future
From the word "mimeme" of Greek origin, Dawkins coined the term "meme" in his 1976 book on "The Selfish Gene" [1]. He defined it as being "the basic unit of cultural transmission or imitation". These days, the monosyllabic word "meme" that is an analog of the word "gene" has since taken flight to become one of the most successful metaphorical ideologies in computational intelligence. The new sc...
متن کاملMusculoskeletal Disorders (MSDS) in the Administrative Staff of the National Iranian Gas Transmission Company-District 9 (NIGTC-D9)
Background: MSDS have harmful effects on productivity and public health worldwide. These disorders are more common in the upper limbs, including the neck and lumbar, among administrative staff and computer users. The aim of this study was to assess musculoskeletal disorders. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in 2020. All of the 256 administrative staff of the NIGTC...
متن کاملReliable neuronal logic devices from patterned hippocampal cultures
Functional logical microcircuits are an essential building block of computation in the brain. However, single neuronal connections are unreliable, and it is unclear how neuronal ensembles can be constructed to achieve high response fidelity. Here, we show that reliable, mesoscale logical devices can be created in vitro by geometrical design of neural cultures. We control the connections and act...
متن کاملExploring the concept of cultural capital and its role in Promoting the citizenship culture
Purpose: one of the requirements for solving problems affecting citizens and modifying their behavior is the existence of an appropriate citizenship culture, known to be one of the fundamental and permanent grounds for citizenship. The aim of the present study was to scrutinize the issue of analyzing the concept of cultural capital and its role in promoting the citizenship culture. Methodology:...
متن کامل