EXP-CR-G3-INH

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Cultural Ratchet G3 — INHERITANCE

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In plain language

This experiment tested how well a simulated culture could pass down knowledge across generations. However, the experiment was not able to collect enough data to draw any conclusions. Therefore, it failed to determine if the simulated culture could effectively inherit information.

What we found

UNDERPOWERED (N=1): No predictions scored

Predictions we made before running

0/1 confirmed

▶ Technical details

Research hypothesis

G3 of cultural ratchet (INHERITANCE).

Experimental setup

Type: single_condition

Condition	Parameters
G3_INHERITANCE	interaction: LIVE

Parameters

model: gemini-2.5-flash-lite
n_agents: 3
n_rounds: 10
scheduler: round_robin
temperature: 0.9

Trophic Ratios by Condition

Mean trophic ratio per agent across runs. Error bars = ±1 std dev. Higher TR = more upstream (exporter).