The research group announces a new publication in Physics of Life Reviews entitled “Informational inbreeding: a useful concept to add to extant evolutionary theories”, co-authored by Prof. Héctor M. Manrique and Ana Magdalena Hurtado. The article offers a critical commentary on Michael J. Walker’s “Homo informatio” framework.

The authors propose informational inbreeding as a cultural analogue to genetic inbreeding, describing how restricted information exchange within groups can limit innovation, adaptability, and collective resilience. Conversely, the study highlights the evolutionary benefits of open, interconnected social structures that promote informational diversity.

This work contributes a novel interdisciplinary perspective on human evolution, integrating evolutionary theory, systems thinking, and information dynamics.

🔗 Link to article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plrev.2025.12.006