The Evolution of Human Altruism
Explore how we came to care and cooperate.

These new programs, recorded in December 2010, explore how humans came to care and cooperate with one another.

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CARTA: The Evolution of Human Altruism - Biology of Cooperation, Suppressing the”Free-Rider”, Social Ecology and Cooperation
Explore the biological basis of the evolution of cooperation, how and why societies organize to suppress the "free-rider" and how the ecology of societies influence the evolution of cooperation and altruism
Date: 4/27/2011
Views: 46,649
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CARTA: The Evolution of Human Altruism - The Golden Rule, Why We Care, Tribal Instincts and Cooperation
Explore mechanisms that compel us to obey the "Golden Rule," why humans are such "other-regarding" apes and how tribal social instincts influence cooperative behavior.
Date: 4/20/2011
Views: 28,435
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CARTA: The Evolution of Human Altruism - Understanding our Brain and Social Behaviors, Trade and Markets and Cooperation
Explore the variety of approaches being used to understand the evolution of human altruism, how the mammalian brain contributes to the development of social behaviors and how the concepts of trade and markets apply to understanding the development of cooperation in humans.
Date: 4/13/2011
Views: 42,563
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