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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 can change across cultures, contexts, and the life course.

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By Victor W. Hwang, David Sloan Wilson In Business

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.

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By Seth Abrutyn In Biology

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 relationships.

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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

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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

Business Economy

Urban Planning and the Third Way: A Conversation with Daniel T. O’Brien

Smart cities allow a comparison of laissez-faire, centralized planning, and the Third Way of entrepreneurship…

Daniel T. O’Brien, David Sloan Wilson
June 25, 2020

Politics

Sacred Values, Social Identities, and Extremist Violence

Research indicates that when sacred values and fused identities combine they create a potent mix.

Nafees Hamid
June 23, 2020

Podcast

Smart Cities and the Third Way with Dan O’Brien

Urban planning represents one kind of positive change effort that has suffered from excessive reliance…

Daniel T. O’Brien
June 22, 2020

Business Economy Politics

The Role of the Market in the Third Way of Entrepreneurship: A Conversation with Peter Boettke

Markets have a role to play, but they must be structured so that the cultural…

Peter Boettke, David Sloan Wilson
June 18, 2020

Biology Health

The Cheating Cell: An Interview with Athena Aktipis

Understanding why and how both Twitter bots and cancer cells create conflict in different kinds…

Alan Honick, Athena Aktipis
June 15, 2020

Podcast

Science as a Moral System with Robert T. Pennock

Listen: Spotify - Google - Apple - Stitcher Science is often imagined as limited to the "facts" and deliberately set apart from…

David Sloan Wilson
June 15, 2020

Podcast

Libertarianism and the Third Way

Listen: Spotify - Google - Apple - Stitcher The economic and political school of thought known as Libertarianism is most closely associated…

Peter Boettke
June 15, 2020

Podcast

Economics, Public Policy, and the Third Way

Listen: Spotify - Google - Apple - Stitcher The economics profession includes many schools of thought–some that emphasize laissez-faire, others that emphasize…

David Colander
June 11, 2020

Economy Politics

The Third Way of Entrepreneurship and the Art of Public Policy: A Conversation with David Colander

There are many sectors of the economy where for-benefit corporations are a better structure than…

David Colander, David Sloan Wilson
June 11, 2020

Morality Politics Race

Black Lives Matter and Intersectional Conflict

Cooperation itself is less important than the terms on which it is established and sustained.

Nancy Folbre
June 9, 2020

Morality Politics Religion

Moral Rigidity Evolved to Strengthen Bonds Within Groups

Moral rigidity and its intimate link to in-group boundaries may have evolved so as to…

Antoine Marie
June 8, 2020

Podcast

Socialism, Capitalism, and the Third Way of National Governance

Geoffrey Hodgson, a scholar of economics and the social sciences, explains how both forms of…

Geoffrey Hodgson
June 4, 2020

Politics

Socialism, Capitalism, and the Third Way of National Governance: A Conversation with Geoffrey Hodgson

The failure of laissez-faire and centralized planning, revealing the need for the Third Way of…

Geoffrey Hodgson, David Sloan Wilson
June 4, 2020

Economy History Philosophy Politics

Pragmatism as the Third Way of Entrepreneurship: A Conversation with Trygve Throntveit

Positive systemic change must be the target of selection. Alternative social practices must be oriented…

Trygve Throntveit, David Sloan Wilson
May 28, 2020

Anthropology Culture

Cooperation Through Cultural Group Selection

Cultural forces are far greater than genetic predisposition or geographic proximity in promoting cooperation with…

Joe Allen
May 25, 2020

Podcast

Pragmatism and the Third Way with Trygve Throntveit

Listen: Spotify - Google - Apple - Stitcher In the late 19th century, a tiny group of intellectuals who called themselves Pragmatists…

Trygve Throntveit
May 24, 2020

Podcast

Evolving the Future of Corporations: A Conversation with Toby Shannan

A major corporation is teaming up with evolutionary scientists to help achieve its laudable goals…

Eric Michael Johnson
May 23, 2020

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