England first, America second: The ecological predictors of life history and innovation. (2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Luoto, Severi; Rantala, Markus J.; Krams, Indrikis
• Is Part Of: Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 42(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019
• Subjects: Psychophysiology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Human behavior -- Periodicals; Animal behavior -- Periodicals; Brain -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X19000165
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-525X

Abstract

Abstract: We present data from 122 nations showing that Baumard's argument on the ecological predictors of life history strategies and innovation is incomplete. Our analyses indicate that wealth, parasite stress, and cold climate impose orthogonal effects on life histories, innovation, and industrialization. Baumard also overlooks the historical exploitation of other nations which significantly enlarged the "pooled energy budget" available to England.