Innovation and cumulative culture through tweaks and leaps in online programming contests
The cumulative development of culture has proven difficult to study in the laboratory. Here, the authors examine entries to a series of large programming contests to show that successful entries are usually ‘tweaks’ of existing solutions, but occasional ‘leaps’ can bring larger benefits.
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oai:doaj.org-article:b85fc4eef5174357b178101c38f4391f2021-12-02T16:49:55ZInnovation and cumulative culture through tweaks and leaps in online programming contests10.1038/s41467-018-04494-02041-1723https://doaj.org/article/b85fc4eef5174357b178101c38f4391f2018-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04494-0https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723The cumulative development of culture has proven difficult to study in the laboratory. Here, the authors examine entries to a series of large programming contests to show that successful entries are usually ‘tweaks’ of existing solutions, but occasional ‘leaps’ can bring larger benefits.Elena MiuNed GulleyKevin N. LalandLuke RendellNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018) |
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The cumulative development of culture has proven difficult to study in the laboratory. Here, the authors examine entries to a series of large programming contests to show that successful entries are usually ‘tweaks’ of existing solutions, but occasional ‘leaps’ can bring larger benefits. |
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