Study finds social networks promote cooperation, discourage selfishness
It turns out nice guys can finish first, and David Rand has the evidence to prove it.
Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2011
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News tagged with selfish behavior
Study confirms evolutionary link between social structure and selfishness
One of nature's most prolific cannibals could be hiding in your pantry, and biologists have used it to show how social structure affects the evolution of selfish behavior.
Evolution
Mar 25, 2021
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The female brain reacts more strongly to prosocial behavior than the male brain
Behavioral experiments have shown that women are likely to share a sum of money more generously than men. To gain a more in-depth understanding of this behavior, neuroscientists from the Department of Economics looked at ...
Social Sciences
Oct 9, 2017
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Researcher links maternal genes to selfish behavior
If you are more inclined to love thyself than thy neighbor, it could be your mother's fault.
Evolution
Sep 22, 2010
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Nepotism has its benefits when it comes to survival
While nepotism may have negative connotations in politics and the workplace, being surrounded by your relatives does lead to better group dynamics and more cooperation in some animals. That certainly seems to be the case ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 26, 2009
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The threat of gossip can rein in selfishness
Gossip can be hurtful, unproductive, and mean. It can also be an important part of making sure that people will share and cooperate, according to a study in the current Social Psychological and Personality Science.
Social Sciences
Jul 12, 2011
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Natural selection makes some relatives selfish, others altruistic
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cain and Abel certainly displayed it and the three daughters of King Lear proved the point too - families contain a mixture of the selfish and those who put themselves out to help others.
Evolution
Mar 2, 2011
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How to create less selfish societies?
(GPEARI, Portugal) -- Cooperation, despite being now considered the third force of evolution, just behind mutation and natural selection, is difficult to explain in the context of an evolutionary process based on competition ...
General Physics
Feb 6, 2009
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