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The Mind, Culture and Evolution Conference: The First UBC Summer Symposium
Supported by COE21 "Center for the Study of Cultural and Ecological Foundations of the Mind"

Date: July 15 (Thursday) - 17 (Saturday), 2004
Location: University of British Columbia (Canada)
Speakers:
  John Alcock (Arizona State University, USA)
  David Buss (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
  Martin Daly (McMaster University, Canada)
  Steven Heine (University of British Columbia, Canada)
  Tatsuya Kameda (Hokkaido University, Japan)
  Douglas Kenrick (Arizona State University, USA)
  Shinobu Kitayama (University of Michigan, USA)
  Randolph Nesse (University of Michigan, USA)
  Richard Nisbett (University of Michigan, USA)
  Ara Norenzayan (University of British Columbia, Canada)
  Debi Roberson (University of Essex, UK)
  Paul Rozin (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
  Margo Wilson (McMaster University, Canada)
Participants:
  Robert Boyd (University of California at Los Angeles, USA)
  Mark Collard (University of British Columbia, Canada)
  Hazel Markus (Stanford University, USA)
  Mark Schaller (University of British Columbia, Canada)
  Stephen Stich (Rutgers University, USA)
  Toshio Yamagishi (Hokkaido University, Japan)
  Others (about 80 participants)




CEFOM/21 co-hosted the "Mind, Culture and Evolution: The First University of British Columbia Summer Symposium," which was held on July 15-17, 2004. At the symposium, cultural psychologists and evolutionary psychologists gathered together to present their research on the sociality of mind, and discuss ways to integrate both viewpoints.



The First Day: Culture (July 15, 2004)

9:00 - 10:10
Cultural Affordances for Independent and Interdependent Selves
Shinobu Kitayama (University of Michigan)






10:10-11:20
Considering Universality and Varlability in Self-enhancement
Steven Heine (University of British Columbia)


11.:30-12:40
Culture and Point of View
Richard Nisbett (University of Michigan)


14.:30-15:50
Color Categories: Evidence for the Relativity Hypothesis
Debi Roberson (University of Essex)



The Second Dat: Evolution (July 16, 2004)



9:00 - 10:10
How Potent Are the Critics Complaints about Human Sociobiology?
John Alcock (Arizona State University)


10:10-11:20
Sexual Conflict
David Buss (University of Texas at Austin)


11.:30-12:40
Why are Homicide Rates so Variable Between Times and Places?
Margo Wilson & Martin Daly (McMaster University)


14.:30-15:50
Can a Behavioral Ecological Model of Mood help to Explain Cross Cultural Differences in Rate of Depression?
Randolph Nesse (University of Michigan)


The Third Day: Integration (July 17, 2004)

9:00 - 10:10
Are Our Minds Fundamentally Egalitarian? Evolutionary Origins of Different Socio-Cultural Models about Distributive Justice
Tatsuya Kameda (Hokkaido University)


10:10-11:20
From Universal Mechanisms to Cultural Diversity: The Mins as a Coloring Book
Douglas Kenrick (Arizona State University)


11.:30-12:40
The Interaction of Biology and Culture in the Domain of Food
Paul Rozin (University of Pennsylvania)


14.:30-15:50
The Evolutionary and Cultural Landscape of Religion
Ara Norenzayan (University of British Columbia)

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