Christopher X J. Jensen
Associate Professor, Pratt Institute

Contemporary Human Cooperation With Non-Kin Probably No Mistake

Posted 13 Mar 2011 / 0

No one denies that contemporary human beings cooperate extensively with non-kin. This social behavior sets us apart from even our closest primate relatives, who tend to only display strong cooperative behaviors with kin. But explaining this difference is no easy task: modern culture exerts such a strong influence on our behavior that it is easy Read More

Articles, Cooperation, Cultural Evolution, Group Selection, Human Evolution, Kin Selection, Mismatch theory