Cooperation is seen not only in humans, but in societies formed by organisms from ants to baboons. But in many cases, it’s difficult to figure out why any individual would want to cooperate. Wouldn’t it be easier just to take what you want without doing any work? While cooperation is good for the group, why [...]... Boyd, R., Gintis, H., & Bowles, S. (2010) Coordinated Punishm
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May 25, 2010
ResearchBlogCast #7: Why would we ever cooperate?
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November 16, 2009
Testosterone-status mismatch in a group is linked with reduced collective confidence
Men and women with more testosterone like to be in charge. Indeed, they can find it stressful and uncomfortable when denied the status that they crave. Similarly, people low in testosterone find it uncomfortable to be placed in positions of authority. An intriguing new study has built on these earlier findings, showing a mismatch between testosterone-level and status can have an effect on group f
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June 9, 2009
Why Theos wants us all to think more about death
Theos is an evangelical advocacy group based in the UK. Their latest survey was on how much time British people spend thinking about death, and their conclusion was that we don't talk about death nearly enough. Now, there are some interesting findings in the survey, as the British Humanist Association points out.But a more salient question is why Theos wants to get us all to talk about death mor
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