Abstract Despite an increasing number of publications on cultural intelligence (CQ), the operationalization and conceptualization of this construct demand further attention. In this replication study among 308 experienced overseas Chinese respondents, a two-dimensional structure seems to better represent the data than the original four-dimensional CQ scale. The results of the analysis identify ...

Schedule Received 31 Revised 32 Accepted 33 Abstract Recent debates about memetics have revealed some widespread misunderstandings about Darwinian approaches to cultural evolution. Drawing from these debates, this paper disputes five common claims: (1) mental representations are rarely discrete, and therefore models that assume discrete, gene-like particles (i.e., replicators) are useless; (2) ...

 Abstract Humans learn and share information on a massive scale through the use of culture. In this paper, we will outline the mechanisms of evolutionary cultural change, evaluate their role in ecologically destructive feedback loops, and conclude by describing how we might harness the mechanisms of cultural evolution to favor ecologically and socially beneficial change. A virtue of the scienc...

100 word abstract. The ‘Cognitive Parsing Model’ (CPM) is a new method of describing and explaining culture in terms of the changing configurations of psychological mechanisms that underpin behaviour. Our larger aim to to explain various particularities of the cultural repertoire within specified populations and historical periods, thereby extending existing research in the cognitive science of...

Abstract There are a growing number of Information Communication Technology (ICT) applications in cultural heritage. However despite funding constraints, projects often involve similar or even duplicate work carried out at the same site. This emphasizes the need for an enterprise whose purpose is to coordinate research projects in this field. The EPOCH programme has been established to address ...

1 Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones, Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksbug, VA [email protected] 2 Ravikiran Vatrapu, Communication and Information Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, [email protected] Abstract In this paper, we present an argument about why cultural issues need to be included in Computing curricula. We briefly discuss some of the literature in cult...