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Cultural evolution: Anthropology and cultural transmission

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  1. the Genetics Department, Stanford University, California, 94305

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  2. the Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, California, 94305

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  3. the Department of Sociology, Stanford University, California, 94305

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  4. the Department of Mathematics, California State University, Long Beach, California, 90840

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