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Stochastic search algorithms can tell us who to trust (and why)

Relying on information from other people (social testimony) is essential for efficiently learning and reasoning about the world. However, determining who to trust is often challenging. In this paper, we argue that trust in social agents (i.e., those …

The evolution of category systems within and between learners

Provides theoretical and experimental evidence for the idea that individuals search more of the problem space than cultural evolution