Re: Memes implemented, was Re: A Question for Wade

From: William Benzon (bbenzon@mindspring.com)
Date: Fri Nov 30 2001 - 14:34:39 GMT

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Subject: Re: Memes implemented, was Re: A Question for Wade
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    on 11/29/01 9:27 PM, John Wilkins at wilkins@wehi.edu.au wrote:

    >
    > One major problem regarding phylogenetic reconstruction is what to do
    > when lineages recombine (reticulate). I have an article coming out in a
    > future _Selection_ that discusses this: "Darwinism as metaphor and
    > analogy: The things that evolve in life and language".

    Yes. Musical styles cross-breed all the time so that tree-like phylogenies
    are probably rare. I would expect this is true of culture in general.

    Bill B

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