David Sloan Wilson: "Chickens, Cooperation and a Pro-social World"

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode, evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson joins Nate to unpack how evolution can be used to explain and understand modern human behavior, particularly with respect to cooperation and pro-social behavior. David is a leading scholar in this field, especially on the resurgence of the concept 'multi-level selection'. How can an evolutionary idea, first thought of by Darwin and subsequently ignored until recently, shed light on human's inherent balance between competition and cooperation? And how might our improved knowledge of where we come from inform our behaviors and collective governance in the decades ahead?</span></p> <h3><strong>About David Sloan Wilson:</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">David Sloan Wilson is one of the foremost evolutionary thinkers and gifted communicators about evolution to the general public. He is SUNY Distinguished Professor of Biology and Anthropology Emeritus at Binghamton University and President of the nonprofit organization ProSocial World, whose mission is "To consciously evolve a world that works for all".  His most recent books are</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prosocial: Using Evolutionary Science to Build Productive, Equitable, and Collaborative Groups</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">(with Paul Atkins and Steven C. Hayes), and his first novel,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Atlas Hugged: The Autobiography of John Galt III</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><strong><em>For Show Notes and More visit: <a href="https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/55-erica-thompson">https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/56-david-sloan-wilson</a></em></strong></p> <p> </p>