New ERC Grant: Children as Agents of Cultural Evolution

We're pleased to (somewhat belatedly) share that Sheina Lew-Levy is the recipient of an ERC Starting Grant, titled "Children as agents of cultural evolution". Along with FCS Director Dorsa Amir, FCS Research Affiliate Zach Garfield, and collaborators Benjamin Pitt and Luke Glowacki, this grant aims to understand the role of children in cultural evolution. The investigation will span three years and focus on formal modeling, quantitative experiments, and ethnographic observations of children's peer cultures in Toledo (Belize), Likouala (Republic of the Congo), the Omo Valley (Ethiopia), and County Durham (UK). They will shortly be expanding the team, with three PhD studentships based in Durham University.