hcadenasSep 5, 202310 min readPeruvian-Amazonian traditional medicines This week we are looking at Peruvian-Amazonian vegetative (plant) medicines. But I should note that these boundaries (e.g., Peruvian)...
hcadenasAug 11, 202315 min readDiscussing and Describing psychedelic experiences and effects Introduction I just finished the first week of a class on psychedelics that I am teaching. I enjoyed it so much that I want to highlight...
hcadenasDec 27, 20226 min readSummary of Heyes' article: Enquire Within: Cultural Evolution and Cognitive Science1 Intro The purpose of this article is to explain how cultural evolution and cognitive science can inform each other. The specific way...
hcadenasDec 21, 20228 min readSummary of Boyd and Richerson's Chapter 5, Biased Transmission and the Sociobiology DebateChapter 5 Biased Transmission and the Sociobiology Debate The aim of this book is to develop a theory of cultural evolution and how it...
hcadenasNov 10, 20227 min readIntroductory Summary of Culture and evolutionary Process. Overview Boyd and Richerson (1985) start with the observation that evolution has only recently made contributions to the social sciences....