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This tutorial shows how to create very simple simulation or agent-based models of cultural evolution in R

https://github.com/amesoudi/cultural_evolution_abm_tutorial

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This tutorial shows how to create very simple simulation or agent-based models of cultural evolution in R

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Simulation models of cultural evolution in R (2025-05-13, version 1.3.0)

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This tutorial shows how to create very simple simulation or agent-based models of cultural evolution in R. Currently these are:

  • Model 1: Unbiased transmission
  • Model 2: Unbiased and biased mutation
  • Model 3: Biased transmission (direct/content bias)
  • Model 4: Biased transmission (indirect bias)
  • Model 5: Biased transmission (conformist bias)
  • Model 6: Vertical and horizontal transmission
  • Model 7: Migration
  • Model 8: Blending inheritance
  • Model 9: Demography and cultural gain/loss
  • Model 10: Polarization
  • Model 11: Cultural group selection
  • Model 12: Historical dynamics
  • Model 13: Social contagion
  • Model 14: Social networks
  • Model 15: Opinion formation
  • Model 16: Bayesian iterated learning
  • Model 17: Reinforcement learning
  • Model 18: Evolution of social learning
  • Model 19: Evolution of social learning strategies

Each model is contained in a separate RMarkdown (Rmd) file. You can either (i) download each of these Rmd files from https://github.com/amesoudi/culturalevolutionABMtutorial then open them in RStudio or another IDE, executing the code as you read the text, or (ii) read the online version of the tutorial at https://bookdown.org/amesoudi/ABMtutorialbookdown/ which contains the compiled models with outputs. There is also a pdf version of the entire book on the github page. For maximum learning (and fun), I recommend (i), where you can execute and play around with the code yourself.

You can cite the tutorial as:

  • Mesoudi, Alex (2025) Simulation models of cultural evolution in R. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5155821. Available at https://github.com/amesoudi/culturalevolutionABMtutorial and https://bookdown.org/amesoudi/ABMtutorialbookdown/. Version 1.3.0.

or use the Cite this repository button on github.

A longer and more detailed book-length resource, which builds on some of these models, can be found here:

  • Alberto Acerbi, Alex Mesoudi, and Marco Smolla (2020) Individual-based models of cultural evolution. A step-by-step guide using R. doi:110.31219/osf.io/32v6a. Available at: https://acerbialberto.com/IBM-cultevo/

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  • Name: Alex Mesoudi
  • Login: amesoudi
  • Kind: user
  • Location: Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
  • Company: University of Exeter

cultural evolution researcher

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cff-version: 1.3.0
message: "If you use this tutorial, please cite it as below."
authors:
- family-names: "Mesoudi"
  given-names: "Alex"
  orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7740-1625"
title: "Simulation models of cultural evolution in R"
version: 1.3.0
doi: 10.5281/zenodo.5155821
date-released: 2025-05-13
url: "https://github.com/amesoudi/cultural_evolution_ABM_tutorial"

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