Economy The Case for Adding Darwin to Behavioral Economics Following my first sabbatical—a two-year stint as a federal bureaucrat in Washington, DC—I resumed my…Robert FrankDecember 3, 2020
Economy The Invisible Hand is a Wishful Invention A better metaphor for economics is that of a giant organism continually reacting to and…Alan KirmanNovember 30, 2020
Economy Some Pessimistic Advice to an Aspiring Economist The core assumption in modern economics is highly flawed but it can be hard to…Geoffrey HodgsonNovember 26, 2020
Economy Advice to an Aspiring Economist: Introduction This series of essays is a catalyst for change in the economics profession and how…David Sloan WilsonNovember 23, 2020
Education Promoting Cooperation in Schools Using Norms and Processes from our Evolutionary History Cooperative learning can help to establish social conditions that are similar to those that brought…Mark J. Van RyzinNovember 9, 2020
Education Elinor’s Classroom: Developing a Connected Concept of the Commons for 21st Century Civic Education A new culture of interdisciplinary teaching is emerging in regards to the cultural evolution of…Dustin Eirdosh, Susan HanischNovember 5, 2020
Sociology Evolution Does Not Explain Tyranny: COVID-19 Could Have Led To Many Fewer Deaths If Tyranny Had Been Less Prevalent in Washington, D.C. In times of public health crisis, political leaders need to suppress dysfunctional personality traits and…Richard DevineNovember 2, 2020
Podcast Human Nature at Work with Andrew O’Keeffe TVOL guest host Max Beilby talks with Andrew O'Keeffe about his work helping leaders make…Max BeilbyNovember 2, 2020
Podcast The Study of Nature in Early America: A Conversation with Lee Dugatkin Darwin was an integral part of the Enlightenment and was avidly pursued by early Americans…Lee Alan DugatkinNovember 2, 2020
Podcast Managing the Human Animal, with Nigel Nicholson and Max Beilby Max Beilby and Nigel Nicholson discuss the application of evolutionary psychology to the world of…Nigel Nicholson, Max BeilbyNovember 2, 2020
