David Sloan Wilson

David Sloan Wilson is SUNY Distinguished Professor of Biology and Anthropology at Binghamton University. He applies evolutionary theory to all aspects of humanity in addition to the rest of life, both in his own research and as director of EvoS, a unique campus-wide evolutionary studies program that recently received NSF funding to expand into a nationwide consortium. His books include Darwin’s Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society, Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin’s Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives, and The Neighborhood Project: Using Evolution to Improve My City, One Block at a Time and Does Altruism Exist? Culture, Genes, and the Welfare of Others. .

Recent Posts

February 12, 2021 in PROSOCIAL

Introducing Prosocial World to the World

Darwin’s 212th birthday is a good time to introduce Prosocial World (PW), a new organization dedicated to achieving rapid positive multilevel cultural change.
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January 29, 2021 in Uncategorized

Evolution and Contextual Behavioral Science: Small Groups

Prosociality requires not just figuring out what’s prosocial within the group, but also how a group fits into a larger, multigroup social organization that is also prosocial.
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January 22, 2021 in Biology

Evolution and Contextual Behavioral Science: Behavioral and Physical Health

Many social and personal problems are adaptive in the evolutionary sense of the word, but what if we could manage the process of personal evolution?
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