News tagged with cooperative society

Scientists show how social interaction and teamwork lead to human intelligence

Scientists have discovered proof that the evolution of intelligence and larger brain sizes can be driven by cooperation and teamwork, shedding new light on the origins of what it means to be human. The study appears online ...

Biology / Evolution

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Cooperation vs. Competition: Greed is good -- but only a moderate amount

(PhysOrg.com) -- Relationships between cooperation, competition, and society have long been pondered by psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, economists, philosophers, and mathematicians. While (as ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 19 | with audio podcast feature

Family ties bind desert lizards in social groups

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have found that a species of lizard in the Mojave Desert lives in family groups and shows patterns of social behavior more commonly ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

To build a cooperative society, is it better to punish or reward?

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the basic components of a functional, cooperative society is a code of law, where the laws are usually enforced by some kind of incentive. Social incentives can either be positive (rewards) or negative ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Apr 19, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (25) | comments 91 | with audio podcast feature

Clownfish provide clues to animal conflicts

(PhysOrg.com) -- Animal societies are hotbeds of conflict and cooperation, with creatures helping each other one moment and fighting the next. Biologist Andrew Zink has developed a new theoretical framework ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'Free play' for children, teens is vital to social development, psychologist says

A new theory about early human adaptation suggests that our ancestors capitalized on their capacities for play to enable the development of a highly cooperative way of life.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0