In a paper published in BioScience, Timothy M. Waring, an associate professor of economics and sustainability, and Zachary T. Wood, a researcher in ecology and environmental sciences, argue that culture is overtaking genetics as the main force shaping human evolution. On reviewing the evidence, we find that culture solves problems much more rapidly than genetic evolution. Culture now preempts genetic adaptation"Cultural evolution eats genetic evolution for breakfast," said Wood, "it's not even close." These cultural solutions, researchers argue, reduce the role of genetic adaptation and increase our reliance on cultural systems such as hospitals, schools and governments. Their goal is to use their understanding of deep patterns in human evolution to foster positive social change.