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Tuesday-Thursday 15-17 April 2008 | '''Tuesday-Thursday 15-17 April 2008 | ||
Agenda | Agenda''' | ||
Session 1 | '''Session 1'''<br /> | ||
Tuesday morning, April 15 | '''Tuesday morning, April 15''' | ||
8:15 Hotel Santa Fe shuttle bus to SFI | 8:15 Hotel Santa Fe shuttle bus to SFI<br /> | ||
8:15 Sandia Shuttle bus from SAR to SFI | 8:15 Sandia Shuttle bus from SAR to SFI<br /> | ||
9:00 – 9:20 Marcus Feldman: “Cultural variation and evolution: where the theory and date might go” | 9:00 – 9:20 Marcus Feldman: “Cultural variation and evolution: where the theory and date might go”<br /> | ||
9:20 – 9:50 Discussion | 9:20 – 9:50 Discussion<br /> | ||
9:50 – 10:00 Break | 9:50 – 10:00 Break<br /> | ||
10:00 – 10:20 James Truncer: “Why cultural elaboration? An evolutionary perspective” | 10:00 – 10:20 James Truncer: “Why cultural elaboration? An evolutionary perspective”<br /> | ||
10:20 – 10:50 Discussion | 10:20 – 10:50 Discussion<br /> | ||
10:50 – 11:20 Morning break | 10:50 – 11:20 Morning break<br /> | ||
11:20 – 11:40 Melissa Brown: “Structural dynamics of cultural variation” | 11:20 – 11:40 Melissa Brown: “Structural dynamics of cultural variation”<br /> | ||
11:40 – 12:10 Discussion | 11:40 – 12:10 Discussion<br /> | ||
12:15 – 1:50 Buffet Luncheon | 12:15 – 1:50 Buffet Luncheon<br /> | ||
Session 2 | Session 2<br /> | ||
Tuesday afternoon, April 15 | Tuesday afternoon, April 15 | ||
1:50 – 2:10 John Odling-Smee: “Where does human cultural niche construction fit in?” | 1:50 – 2:10 John Odling-Smee: “Where does human cultural niche construction fit in?”<br /> | ||
2:10 – 2:40 Discussion | 2:10 – 2:40 Discussion<br /> | ||
2:40 – 2:50 Break | 2:40 – 2:50 Break<br /> | ||
2:50 – 3:10 Jessica Flack: “Evolutionary construction” | 2:50 – 3:10 Jessica Flack: “Evolutionary construction”<br /> | ||
3:10 – 3:40 Discussion | 3:10 – 3:40 Discussion<br /> | ||
3:40 – 4:10 Afternoon break | 3:40 – 4:10 Afternoon break<br /> | ||
4:10 – 4:30 David Krakauer: “Adaptive construction dynamics” | 4:10 – 4:30 David Krakauer: “Adaptive construction dynamics”<br /> | ||
4:30 – 5:00 Discussion | 4:30 – 5:00 Discussion<br /> | ||
5:00 – Break for the evening | 5:00 – Break for the evening<br /> | ||
5:15 Sandia Shuttle bus to SAR | 5:15 Sandia Shuttle bus to SAR<br /> | ||
5:30 – 7:00 SAR Reception | 5:30 – 7:00 SAR Reception<br /> | ||
7:00 Sandia Shuttle bus to Hotel Santa Fe | 7:00 Sandia Shuttle bus to Hotel Santa Fe<br /> | ||
Session 3 | Session 3<br /> | ||
Wednesday morning, April 16 | Wednesday morning, April 16 | ||
8:15 Hotel Santa Fe shuttle bus to SFI | 8:15 Hotel Santa Fe shuttle bus to SFI<br /> | ||
8:15 Sandia Shuttle bus from SAR to SFI | 8:15 Sandia Shuttle bus from SAR to SFI<br /> | ||
9:00 – 9:20 Paul Ehrlich: “Some thoughts on cultural evolution” | 9:00 – 9:20 Paul Ehrlich: “Some thoughts on cultural evolution”<br /> | ||
9:20 – 9:50 Discussion | 9:20 – 9:50 Discussion<br /> | ||
9:50 – 10:20 Morning break | 9:50 – 10:20 Morning break<br /> | ||
10:20 – 10:40 Laurent Lehmann: “Altruism and the cultural structure of populations” | 10:20 – 10:40 Laurent Lehmann: “Altruism and the cultural structure of populations”<br /> | ||
10:40 – 11:10 Discussion | 10:40 – 11:10 Discussion<br /> | ||
11:10 – 12:15 Open break | 11:10 – 12:15 Open break<br /> | ||
12:15 – 1:50 Buffet luncheon | 12:15 – 1:50 Buffet luncheon<br /> | ||
Session 4 | Session 4<br /> | ||
Wednesday afternoon, April 16 | Wednesday afternoon, April 16 | ||
1:50 – 2:10 George Gumerman: “Demography, social complexity and cultural evolution” | 1:50 – 2:10 George Gumerman: “Demography, social complexity and cultural evolution”<br /> | ||
2:10 – 2:40 Discussion | 2:10 – 2:40 Discussion<br /> | ||
2:40 – 2:50 Break | 2:40 – 2:50 Break<br /> | ||
2:50 – 3:10 Walter Scheidel: “Cultural evolution and the historian | 2:50 – 3:10 Walter Scheidel: “Cultural evolution and the historian"<br /> | ||
3:10 – 3:40 Discussion | 3:10 – 3:40 Discussion<br /> | ||
3:40 – 4:10 Afternoon break | 3:40 – 4:10 Afternoon break<br /> | ||
4:10 – 4:30 Henry Wright: Abstract Pending | 4:10 – 4:30 Henry Wright: Abstract Pending<br /> | ||
4:30 – 5:00 Discussion | 4:30 – 5:00 Discussion<br /> | ||
5:00 Break for evening | 5:00 Break for evening<br /> | ||
5:15 Hotel Santa Fe shuttle bus to hotel | 5:15 Hotel Santa Fe shuttle bus to hotel<br /> | ||
5:15 Sandia Shuttle bus to SAR | 5:15 Sandia Shuttle bus to SAR<br /> | ||
6:45 Sandia Shuttle bus from SAR to Ristra Restaurant | 6:45 Sandia Shuttle bus from SAR to Ristra Restaurant<br /> | ||
(Hotel Santa Fe guests to walk to Ristra Restaurant) | (Hotel Santa Fe guests to walk to Ristra Restaurant)<br /> | ||
7:00 RISTRA Dinner | 7:00 RISTRA Dinner<br /> | ||
9:15 Sandia Shuttle bus to SAR | 9:15 Sandia Shuttle bus to SAR<br /> | ||
(Hotel Santa Fe guests walk back to hotel) | (Hotel Santa Fe guests walk back to hotel)<br /> | ||
Session 5 | Session 5<br /> | ||
Thursday morning, April 17 | Thursday morning, April 17 | ||
8:15 Hotel Santa Fe shuttle bus to SFI | 8:15 Hotel Santa Fe shuttle bus to SFI<br /> | ||
8:15 Sandia Shuttle bus from SAR to SFI | 8:15 Sandia Shuttle bus from SAR to SFI<br /> | ||
9:00 – 9:20 Daniel Hruschka: “Modeling cultural change: What can we learn from language?” | 9:00 – 9:20 Daniel Hruschka: “Modeling cultural change: What can we learn from language?”<br /> | ||
9:20 – 9:50 Discussion | 9:20 – 9:50 Discussion<br /> | ||
9:50 – 10:00 Break | 9:50 – 10:00 Break<br /> | ||
10:00 – 10:20 Deborah Rogers: “Feedback and linkages in the cultural system” | 10:00 – 10:20 Deborah Rogers: “Feedback and linkages in the cultural system”<br /> | ||
10:20 – 10:50 Discussion | 10:20 – 10:50 Discussion<br /> | ||
10:50 – 11:20 Morning break | 10:50 – 11:20 Morning break<br /> | ||
11:20 – 11:40 Stephen Lansing: “The domain of the replicators: cultural evolution and the neutral theory” | 11:20 – 11:40 Stephen Lansing: “The domain of the replicators: cultural evolution and the neutral theory”<br /> | ||
11:40 – 12:10 Discussion | 11:40 – 12:10 Discussion<br /> | ||
12:10 – 12: 15 Break | 12:10 – 12: 15 Break<br /> | ||
12:15 – 1:45 Buffet Luncheon | 12:15 – 1:45 Buffet Luncheon<br /> | ||
Session 6 | Session 6<br /> | ||
Thursday afternoon, April 17 | Thursday afternoon, April 17 | ||
1:45 – 2:05 James Truncer | Individuals in this session will identify key issues raised in the workshop for future directions in research on cultural change, followed by a discussion open to all participants. These syntheses and discussions are aimed at guiding publication of the workshop.<br /> | ||
2:05 – 2:25 Discussion | |||
2:25 – 2:30 Break | 1:45 – 2:05 James Truncer<br /> | ||
2:30 – 2:50 Daniel Hruschka | 2:05 – 2:25 Discussion<br /> | ||
2:50 – 3:10 Discussion | 2:25 – 2:30 Break<br /> | ||
3:10 – 3:35 Afternoon break | 2:30 – 2:50 Daniel Hruschka<br /> | ||
3:35 – 3:55 Jessica Flack | 2:50 – 3:10 Discussion<br /> | ||
3:55 – 4:15 Discussion | 3:10 – 3:35 Afternoon break<br /> | ||
4:15 – 4:20 Break | 3:35 – 3:55 Jessica Flack<br /> | ||
4:20 – 4:40 Melissa Brown | 3:55 – 4:15 Discussion<br /> | ||
4:40 – 5:00 Discussion | 4:15 – 4:20 Break<br /> | ||
5:00 End of workshop, break for evening | 4:20 – 4:40 Melissa Brown<br /> | ||
5:15 Hotel Santa Fe shuttle bus to hotel | 4:40 – 5:00 Discussion<br /> | ||
5:15 Sandia Shuttle bus to SAR | 5:00 End of workshop, break for evening<br /> | ||
5:15 Hotel Santa Fe shuttle bus to hotel<br /> | |||
5:15 Sandia Shuttle bus to SAR<br /> |
Revision as of 20:51, 10 April 2008
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Tuesday-Thursday 15-17 April 2008 Agenda
Session 1
Tuesday morning, April 15
8:15 Hotel Santa Fe shuttle bus to SFI
8:15 Sandia Shuttle bus from SAR to SFI
9:00 – 9:20 Marcus Feldman: “Cultural variation and evolution: where the theory and date might go”
9:20 – 9:50 Discussion
9:50 – 10:00 Break
10:00 – 10:20 James Truncer: “Why cultural elaboration? An evolutionary perspective”
10:20 – 10:50 Discussion
10:50 – 11:20 Morning break
11:20 – 11:40 Melissa Brown: “Structural dynamics of cultural variation”
11:40 – 12:10 Discussion
12:15 – 1:50 Buffet Luncheon
Session 2
Tuesday afternoon, April 15
1:50 – 2:10 John Odling-Smee: “Where does human cultural niche construction fit in?”
2:10 – 2:40 Discussion
2:40 – 2:50 Break
2:50 – 3:10 Jessica Flack: “Evolutionary construction”
3:10 – 3:40 Discussion
3:40 – 4:10 Afternoon break
4:10 – 4:30 David Krakauer: “Adaptive construction dynamics”
4:30 – 5:00 Discussion
5:00 – Break for the evening
5:15 Sandia Shuttle bus to SAR
5:30 – 7:00 SAR Reception
7:00 Sandia Shuttle bus to Hotel Santa Fe
Session 3
Wednesday morning, April 16
8:15 Hotel Santa Fe shuttle bus to SFI
8:15 Sandia Shuttle bus from SAR to SFI
9:00 – 9:20 Paul Ehrlich: “Some thoughts on cultural evolution”
9:20 – 9:50 Discussion
9:50 – 10:20 Morning break
10:20 – 10:40 Laurent Lehmann: “Altruism and the cultural structure of populations”
10:40 – 11:10 Discussion
11:10 – 12:15 Open break
12:15 – 1:50 Buffet luncheon
Session 4
Wednesday afternoon, April 16
1:50 – 2:10 George Gumerman: “Demography, social complexity and cultural evolution”
2:10 – 2:40 Discussion
2:40 – 2:50 Break
2:50 – 3:10 Walter Scheidel: “Cultural evolution and the historian"
3:10 – 3:40 Discussion
3:40 – 4:10 Afternoon break
4:10 – 4:30 Henry Wright: Abstract Pending
4:30 – 5:00 Discussion
5:00 Break for evening
5:15 Hotel Santa Fe shuttle bus to hotel
5:15 Sandia Shuttle bus to SAR
6:45 Sandia Shuttle bus from SAR to Ristra Restaurant
(Hotel Santa Fe guests to walk to Ristra Restaurant)
7:00 RISTRA Dinner
9:15 Sandia Shuttle bus to SAR
(Hotel Santa Fe guests walk back to hotel)
Session 5
Thursday morning, April 17
8:15 Hotel Santa Fe shuttle bus to SFI
8:15 Sandia Shuttle bus from SAR to SFI
9:00 – 9:20 Daniel Hruschka: “Modeling cultural change: What can we learn from language?”
9:20 – 9:50 Discussion
9:50 – 10:00 Break
10:00 – 10:20 Deborah Rogers: “Feedback and linkages in the cultural system”
10:20 – 10:50 Discussion
10:50 – 11:20 Morning break
11:20 – 11:40 Stephen Lansing: “The domain of the replicators: cultural evolution and the neutral theory”
11:40 – 12:10 Discussion
12:10 – 12: 15 Break
12:15 – 1:45 Buffet Luncheon
Session 6
Thursday afternoon, April 17
Individuals in this session will identify key issues raised in the workshop for future directions in research on cultural change, followed by a discussion open to all participants. These syntheses and discussions are aimed at guiding publication of the workshop.
1:45 – 2:05 James Truncer
2:05 – 2:25 Discussion
2:25 – 2:30 Break
2:30 – 2:50 Daniel Hruschka
2:50 – 3:10 Discussion
3:10 – 3:35 Afternoon break
3:35 – 3:55 Jessica Flack
3:55 – 4:15 Discussion
4:15 – 4:20 Break
4:20 – 4:40 Melissa Brown
4:40 – 5:00 Discussion
5:00 End of workshop, break for evening
5:15 Hotel Santa Fe shuttle bus to hotel
5:15 Sandia Shuttle bus to SAR