How creative should creators be to optimize the evolution of ideas? A computational model

Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science, EPTCS

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 108-119

  Leijnen, Stefan ^a   Gabora, Liane ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; HEALTH;

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; COMPUTER MODELING; CULTURAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL GROUPS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

EID: 85033717683     PISSN: 20752180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4204/EPTCS.9.12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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