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Cultural evolution and networks

Cultural evolution models should integrate network models - and viceversa.

Sentiment analysis of song lyrics by genre

Pop song lyrics became sadder in the last fifty years. Is it because sadder genres become more popular?

Sentiment analysis of Child Ballads' lyrics

Lyrics of contemporary pop songs are sadder than old ballads.

A few thoughts on cultural attraction

Back to an old darling of the blog.

Sichuan food and the transience of traditions

Seemingly millennia-old culinary traditions are relatively young. Cultural evolution research needs to not essentialise culture.

The ordeal simulation hypothesis

Why do people die in novels? A new paper with Olivier Morin and Oleg Sobchuck.

Morgue employee cremated by mistake while taking a nap

My new paper on cognitive attraction and online misinformatin.