The movement of people into societies that offer a better way of life is a more powerful driver of cultural evolution than conflict and conquest, say Peter J. Richerson and Robert Boyd.
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Richerson, P., Boyd, R. Migration: An engine for social change. Nature 456, 877 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/456877a
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