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Decolonizing Science and the Bias Against Non-Native English Speakers

Allow me to set some context first. I am a white, straight (happily married), male university professor named Ian MacGregor. I have never had to worry about my basic needs....

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By David Sloan Wilson In Biology

Truth and Reconciliation for Group Selection: 8. Anatomy of a Model

Group selection was decisively rejected on theoretical grounds, according to the patriotic history of individual selection theory. Richard Dawkins declared in 1982 that group selection had “soaked up more theoretical...

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By David Sloan Wilson, Ed Gibney, Andy Norman In Philosophy

The Vienna Circle and Pragmatist Clubs: Variations to Select from for Evolutionary Philosophy

What’s needed is a modern framework for completing the Darwinian revolution for philosophy and all other human-related disciplines.

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Politics PROSOCIAL

Reclaiming Our Common Ground of Being Human (Part 3 of 3)

Part 3: Reclaiming the Commons (Part 1 here - Part 2 here) Undertaking the work of…

Robert Styles, Paul Atkins, Exmond E. DeCruz
May 30, 2022

Biology

Truth and Reconciliation for Group Selection: 7. If You Make A Mess, Should You Clean It Up?

The only way to recover the simplicity is by cleaning up the mess that was…

David Sloan Wilson
May 20, 2022

Law Politics Race

On Decolonizing the Law: Views from a South African Legal Scholar

Trisos, Auerbach and Katti recently published a manuscript titled “Decoloniality and anti-oppressive practices for a…

Caiphas Brews Soyapi
May 18, 2022

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Decolonizing Science Means Taking Indigenous Knowledge Seriously

In their article, Decoloniality and Anti-oppressive Practices for a More Ethical Ecology, Trisos, Auerbach, and…

Dina Lupin
May 3, 2022

Biology

Truth and Reconciliation for Group Selection: 6. Individualism

Individualism is the mistaken belief that individuals are somehow a privileged level of the biological…

David Sloan Wilson
April 26, 2022

Politics PROSOCIAL

Reclaiming Our Common Ground of Being Human (Part 2 of 3)

Capitalism, neoliberalism, and state communism have intensified inequalities and increased global impoverishment. How can we…

Robert Styles, Paul Atkins, Exmond E. DeCruz
April 21, 2022

Biology

Truth and Reconciliation for Group Selection: 5. The Patriotic History of Individual Selection Theory

One reason that I don't spend a lot of time bashing religion is that there…

David Sloan Wilson
April 18, 2022

Politics PROSOCIAL

Reclaiming Our Common Ground of Being Human (Part 1 of 3)

Capitalism, neoliberalism, and state communism have intensified inequalities and increased global impoverishment. How can we…

Robert Styles, Paul Atkins, Exmond E. DeCruz
April 14, 2022

Environment Politics

What Does Decolonization Mean for Conservation?

Humans are naturally prosocial. But we need to address our underlying power structures and rethink…

Subhashini Krishnan, Sutirtha Lahiri
April 11, 2022

Biology Culture Psychology

Evaluating Narratives of Conscious Evolution

Download this article as a PDF version. The idea that we can consciously evolve our…

David Sloan Wilson
April 4, 2022

Environment Politics

If Colonialism in Africa is Dead, Would That Make Forest Conservation its Ghost?

Policies and abusive practices against local people in Africa mirror the colonial experiences of their…

Emmanuel Nuesiri
March 28, 2022

Environment

Dealing with Disproportionality in Climate Change Policymaking

How can we leverage what we know to attenuate and adapt to climate change catastrophes?

Christopher M. Weible
March 21, 2022

PROSOCIAL

Constructing Prosocial Environments: The Parable of the Turtle

Nearly every group on earth can benefit from implementing the Core Design Principles and understanding…

David Sloan Wilson
March 16, 2022

Biology

Truth and Reconciliation for Group Selection: 4. The Great Reckoning

By the 1960s, everything that evolved by natural selection was interpreted as a variety of…

David Sloan Wilson
March 9, 2022

PROSOCIAL

Why is Talking About Power Important?

When we use power unskillfully, we decrease the likelihood of creating groups that work for…

Paul Atkins
March 2, 2022

Biology

Truth and Reconciliation for Group Selection: 3. Naïve Group Selectionism

Pre-Darwinian notions did not come to an abrupt halt with the advent of Darwin's theory.…

David Sloan Wilson
February 24, 2022

Opportunities

Conscious Cultural Evolution Takes Root in Latin America

A new project in Latin America draws upon an unexpected source of insight: Darwin’s theory…

David Sloan Wilson
February 21, 2022

Biology Politics

What Will It Take To Decolonize Ecology?

The field of "western" Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) started centuries ago when European naturalists,…

Adriana Romero-Olivares, Prakash Kashwan
February 17, 2022

Biology

Truth and Reconciliation for Group Selection: 2. The Original Problem

Darwin observed that groups of prosocial individuals will survive and reproduce better than groups of…

David Sloan Wilson
February 15, 2022

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Introducing the Prosocial Commons

Prosocial World is excited to introduce a new experimental support and engagement group called the…

David Sloan Wilson
February 12, 2022

Environment Politics

The Solution To Climate Change Is To Talk About Climate Change

Maintaining optimism in the face of what is an overwhelming climate crisis is absolutely necessary,…

Rebecca Huntley
February 10, 2022

Biology

Truth and Reconciliation for Group Selection: 1. Why It Is Needed

What happens when science doesn't work as it should? Such is the case for the…

David Sloan Wilson
February 8, 2022

Biology

Truth and Reconciliation for Group Selection

A prologue for the Twelfth Anniversary Edition.

David Sloan Wilson
February 8, 2022

Biology Politics

Towards a New Understanding of the Relationship Between Humans and Nature

It is a sad reality that recognition for many scientists depends on their nationality and…

Shubhobroto Ghosh
February 3, 2022

Environment

Changing Social Norms Could Create a Green Future

What can we do, from an evolutionary psychological perspective, to use our hunger for status…

Mark van Vugt
January 27, 2022

Commentaries

Joe Rogan Has Built His Career on Anti-Science Misinformation. I Should Know Because I Was On the Receiving End

Joe Rogan is one example of a wider problem in our age of misinformation.

Alison A. Elgart
January 21, 2022

Commentaries

A Rebuttal to “The Complicated Legacy of E. O. Wilson”

Wilson’s insights speak for themselves and his dozens of worthy titles allow us to grapple…

The Editors
January 19, 2022

Biology Politics

Decolonizing Science and a World Turned Upside Down

To support a sustainable and inclusive world, the sciences must grapple with their embeddedness in…

Madhusudan Katti, Jess Auerbach
January 17, 2022

Environment

Addressing Gaps Between Knowledge, Action, Justice: The Climate Change Challenge

“You will die of old age. I will die from climate change.” - Greta Thunberg

Richard Falk
January 13, 2022

Biology History

The Six Legacies of Edward O. Wilson

Edward O. Wilson, who passed away at the age of 92 on December 26, 2021,…

David Sloan Wilson
January 5, 2022

Environment

A Climate of Change: To Combat Global Warming, We Need to Break the Law

We must become law-breakers to respond to the climate emergency. Human-induced climate warming has already…

A.C. Grayling
December 15, 2021

Environment Politics

Evolutionary Mismatch, Partisan Politics, and Climate Change: A Tragedy in Three Acts

Climate change is the quintessential Tragedy of the Commons problem of our time. But there…

Helen Camakaris
December 9, 2021

Environment

The Anthropocene: A Shock in the Evolutionary History of the Earth System

How can we turn around this trajectory towards a catastrophic future?

Will Steffen
December 2, 2021

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