Oren Harman

Oren Harman is the Chair of the Graduate Program in Science, Technology and Society at Bar Ilan University, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute. He has written widely for popular and professional audiences on genetics, evolution, history and philosophy of science, altruism, biography, and science and mythology. His books include The Man Who Invented the Chromosome, Evolutions: Fifteen Myths That Explain Our World, and The Price of Altruism which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Oren sings bass with the Tel Aviv Chamber Choir. His website is OrenHarman.com. 

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December 18, 2018 in Biology, History

Was Hamilton a Group Selectionist? A Conversation with Oren Harman

W.D. Hamilton is best known for developing Inclusive Fitness Theory. What is less well known is that Hamilton changed his mind about the relationship between his theory and group selection.
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