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THIS VIEW OF LIFE

How Covid-19 Reminds Us We Are More Alike Than Different

Genetic differences between individuals within groups are much greater than any average differences between groups of individuals.

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By Lee Alan Dugatkin In History

Evolutionary Biologists Need to Know about Charles Willson Peale’s Philadelphia Museum

This edited chapter from Lee Alan Dugatkin’s book Behind the Crimson Curtain: The Rise and Fall of Peale’s Museum is also the topic of a This View of Life Podcast...

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By Andrew Atkinson In Health

For God’s Sake! What’s All This Fuss About a Virus?

The success (or failure) that societies have had in the wake of COVID-19 offers a simple reminder that the success of Homo sapiens has been essentially a cooperative enterprise.

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Sociology

Gene-Culture and Potential Culture-Gene Coevolution: The Future of COVID-19

Just as COVID-19's genes initially selected for changes in our culture, in the future those…

Marion Blute
September 7, 2020

Education

Transfer of Learning in Evolution Understanding: A Challenge Not Just For Students

Researchers focused on teaching evolutionary science have taken up the charge of seeking effective ways…

Dustin Eirdosh, Susan Hanisch
September 3, 2020

Podcast

Cultural Evolution with Alex Mesoudi

In the last 30 years, evolutionary theory has undergone explosive growth in studying humans as…

Alex Mesoudi
September 2, 2020

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Podcast

[BONUS] Robert Kurzban On the Modular Mind

In this bonus archive episode, David talks with evolutionary psychologist Robert Kurzban.

David Sloan Wilson
September 2, 2020

Biology Sociology

The Coronavirus in Evolutionary Perspective

Humans evolved social potential to cooperate with others will eventually ignite a collective response to…

Alexandra Maryanski
August 31, 2020

Health Sociology

Institutionalization of Animal Welfare and the Evolution of Coronavirus(es)

The current pandemic is an obvious manifestation of the price society has to pay for…

Erin M. Evans
August 24, 2020

Education

Education is an Evolutionary Science. Why Don’t We Teach It That Way?

There is an inspiring new direction in which the evolutionary science of education can be…

Dustin Eirdosh, Susan Hanisch
August 20, 2020

Economy Sociology

The Coronavirus Pandemic, Evolutionary Sociology, and Long-Term Economic Growth in the United States

Despite the coronavirus, the per capita growth average should return to normal, just as it…

Michael Hammond
August 17, 2020

Podcast

A Tale of Two Evolutionary Processes, with Rita Colwell

Rita Colwell pioneered the study of microbial ecology and genetics and served as Director of…

David Sloan Wilson
August 16, 2020

Podcast

Positive Deviance as the Third Way: A Conversation with David K. Hurst

Positive Deviance has been used to prevent child malnourishment in Vietnam, female circumcision in Egypt,…

David Sloan Wilson
August 16, 2020

Education

Evolving Minds: Learning as Evolution, Evolution as Learning

The exploration of learning as an evolutionary process and evolution as a learning process holds…

Dustin Eirdosh, Susan Hanisch
August 13, 2020

Sociology

Speculations About Why Sociological Social Psychology Largely Elides Evolutionary Logic

Humans have evolved to favor their in-groups, but who is considered part of the in-group…

Steven Hitlin
August 10, 2020

Podcast

The Third Way of Entrepreneurship with Victor Hwang

Listen: Spotify - Google - Apple - Stitcher Since the Third Way series is centered on entrepreneurship, even though it also applies…

Victor W. Hwang
August 10, 2020

Podcast

Peter J. Richerson: Morality from an Evolutionary Perspective

Listen: Spotify - Google - Apple - Stitcher David discusses morality from an evolutionary perspective with analytic philosopher Peter J. Richerson. Peter…

Peter J. Richerson
August 9, 2020

Business Economy

Evolution, Complexity, and the Third Way of Entrepreneurship: A Capstone Conversation with Victor Hwang

Entrepreneurs are not disconnected individuals, they are cooperating in a connected ecosystem.

Victor W. Hwang, David Sloan Wilson
August 6, 2020

Biology Psychology Sociology

Bringing Neuroscience and Sociology into Dialogue on Emotions to Better Understand Human Behavior

What this potential marriage suggests is there are great possibilities for research, particularly around social…

Seth Abrutyn
August 4, 2020

Podcast

[BONUS EPISODE] Geoffrey Hodgson on Evolutionary Thinking and Its Policy Implications for Modern Capitalism

Hodgson's research has applications to the understanding of organizations, organizational change, innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic…

Geoffrey Hodgson
August 4, 2020

Sociology

Natural and Sociocultural Selection: Analyzing the Failure to Respond to the C-19 Pandemic

Another level of selection is now operating in the social universe: selection on the social…

Jonathan H. Turner
August 3, 2020

Podcast

Morality from an Evolutionary Perspective with Simon Blackburn

David discusses morality from an evolutionary perspective with analytic philosopher Simon Blackburn.

David Sloan Wilson
August 2, 2020

Podcast

The Nordic Third Way with Nina Witoszek and Atle Midttun

The Nordic countries are identified as exemplars of good governance and the Third Way.

Nina Witoszek, Atle Midttun
July 30, 2020

Health Sociology

Is Video Chat a Sufficient Proxy for Face-to-Face Interaction? Biosociological Reflections on Life during the COVID-19 Pandemic

“Zoom fatigue” and “touch starvation” have evolutionary origins that researchers need to take seriously.

Will Kalkhoff, Richard T. Serpe, Josh Pollock
July 28, 2020

Health Sociology

Social Science Contributions to the Study of Zoonotic Spillover: Normal Accidents and Treadmill Theory

Two approaches help us identify high-risk activities and social processes that heighten the likelihood of…

Michael Ryan Lengefeld, Greg Hooks, Chad L. Smith
July 27, 2020

Business Economy Politics

The Nordic Third Way: A Conversation with Nina Witoszek and Atle Midttun

The Nordic nations are identified as exemplars of good governance, which avoid the excesses of…

Nina Witoszek, Atle Midttun, David Sloan Wilson
July 23, 2020

Sociology

Debate: Nothing in Sociology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution

It is time for sociologists to engage in a deeper conversation with evolutionary scientists about…

Russell Schutt, Rengin Firat, David Sloan Wilson
July 20, 2020

Business Economy History

Ten Thousand Years of the Third Way: A Conversation with Peter Turchin

Our emergence as a species and the last ten thousand years of human history demonstrates…

Peter Turchin, David Sloan Wilson
July 16, 2020

Education

It’s Time to Fix Evolution’s Public Relations Problem

Evolution denial is rooted in deeply held misconceptions and current practices in evolution education are…

Susan Hanisch, Dustin Eirdosh
July 13, 2020

Podcast

Ecosystems are Probably Not What You Think: A Conversation with Tom Whitham

What are ecosystems? Do they achieve some kind of balance in their natural state? Do…

David Sloan Wilson
July 13, 2020

Business Economy

Evolution, Complexity, and the Third Way of Development: A Conversation with Scott Peters

There is an alternative way to promote development so governments and other agencies can produce…

Scott J. Peters, David Sloan Wilson
July 9, 2020

Education

Evolution Education Without Borders: A Collection of Essays on Teaching Evolution as an Interdisciplinary Science

Empowering students with the tools for understanding evolutionary processes will help them take on leadership…

Susan Hanisch, Dustin Eirdosh
July 6, 2020

Podcast

Development and the Third Way with Scott Peters

Listen: Spotify - Google - Apple - Stitcher As part of TVOL's "Third Way" series of conversations, I explore the concept of…

Scott J. Peters
July 6, 2020

Business Economy

The Third Way of Entrepreneurship in the Internet Age: A Conversation with Tim O’Reilly

The Internet represents the ideal model to understand The Third Way alternative to laissez-faire and…

Tim O’Reilly, David Sloan Wilson
July 2, 2020

Religion

How Does Religion Affect Maternal Fertility and Child Development?

Religious cooperation extends to alloparenting and that higher levels of cooperation among religious mothers can…

John Shaver
June 29, 2020

Podcast

The Third Way in the Internet Age with Tim O’Reilly

Listen: Spotify - Google - Apple - Stitcher Modern life has been transformed by electronic communication, starting with the telegraph and now…

Tim O’Reilly
June 29, 2020

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