The Evolution of Human Altruism
Event Date (Pacific Time):
Friday, Dec 10, 2010 - 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Venue:
Event Chairs:
Patricia Churchland, University of California, San Diego
Randolph Nesse, Arizona State University
Sarah Hrdy, Professor Emerita, University of California, Davis
Event Sessions
Media for each talk can be played by clicking on icons in the "Media" column, or by clicking on the individual talk titles below and then the attachment file at the bottom of the page.
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| Opening Remarks | Ajit Varki, UC San Diego School of Medicine | |
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The Evolution of Human Capacities for Altruism | Randolph Nesse, Arizona State University |
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Ecology of Cooperation and Altruism in Humans and Chimpanzee | Christophe Boesch, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology |
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How Humans Became Such 'Other-Regarding' Apes | Sarah Hrdy, Professor Emerita, University of California, Davis |
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Tribal Social Instincts and Human Cooperation | Peter Richerson, University of California, Davis |
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Partner Choice, Markets and the Evolution of Cooperation | Peter Hammerstein, Humboldt University Berlin |
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Social Evolution in Microbes, Animals and Humans | Steve Frank, UC Irvine |
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Neural Basis of Altruism | Donald Pfaff, Rockefeller University |
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Brain-Based Values | Patricia Churchland, University of California, San Diego |
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Social Selection Versus the Notorious Free Rider | Christopher Boehm, University of Southern California |
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