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Biology

The Origin of Life: A Selfish Act or a Cooperative Effort?

Life arose as a cooperative effort among diverse molecule types in catalytically closed and self-sustaining…

Wim Hordijk
September 18, 2017

Biology

Does Conflict Drive Cooperation?

The relationship between inter-group violence and within-group cooperation is one that seems endemic across human…

Anthony Lopez
August 2, 2017

Education

Evolutionary Educational Psychology as a Base for Instructional Design

While it is intuitively plausible that teaching skills should be useful, evidence that they are…

eiadminMay 8, 2014

Environment

The Future Looks Good For Citizen Science

Public participation in science, or citizen science, is finding a foothold in all branches of…

Rafe Sagarin
May 1, 2014

Morality

Profiles in Evolutionary Moral Psychology: Oliver Scott Curry

Why nothing about morality makes sense except in the light of evolution.

Michael Price
February 20, 2014

Morality

Profiles in Evolutionary Moral Psychology: Richard Joyce

What he believes evolutionary biology offers moral philosophy.

Michael Price
January 22, 2014

Morality

Profiles In Evolutionary Moral Psychology: Michael McCullough

As part of the “Profiles in Evolutionary Moral Psychology” interview series, This View of Life…

Michael Price
January 14, 2014

Religion

Trustworthy People Are Seen As More Similar To Ourselves

We trust people based as much on how they look, how similar to us, than…

tvolimportJanuary 11, 2014

Morality

The Evolution of Fairness

This View of Life is pleased to present excerpts from a new book entitled The…

tvolimportJanuary 7, 2014

Politics

Are some problems too big for democracy?

When you have lost a democratic election to someone who fights against your sacred values,…

tvolimportJuly 22, 2013