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  1. 1. Trying to find what you want

    Author : Pontus Strimling; Mälardalens högskola; []
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  2. 2. What Will We Learn? : A Mathematical Treatise of Cultural Evolution

    Author : Pontus Strimling; Kimmo Eriksson; Robert Boyd; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Cultural Evolution; Mathematical modeling; Applied mathematics; Tillämpad matematik; Matematik tillämpad matematik;

    Abstract : In this thesis we apply mathematics and formal modeling to study culture from an evolutionary standpoint. Cultural evolution theory is based on the belief that we can increase our understanding of human behavior by studying how culture is created and spread. READ MORE

  3. 3. Mathematical models of social norms and petty corruption

    Author : Alexander Funcke; Kimmo Eriksson; Pontus Strimling; David Sumpter; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Mathematics Applied Mathematics; matematik tillämpad matematik;

    Abstract : Corruption is a problem all around the world, but the extent of the problem varies between countries and situations. In this thesis, I focus on how corruption levels can change when they are culturally determined. For this reason, I study the dynamics of the cultural underpinnings: social norms and conventions. READ MORE