The Evolution of Human Altruism

Event Dates:

Dec 10, 2010 -

1:00pm to 5:00pm

Event Chairs:

Patricia Churchland

Event Sessions

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Date	Media	Session Title	Speakers	Location
Fri 12/10		Opening Remarks	Ajit Varki	Salk Institute - Conrad T. Prebys Auditorium
Fri 12/10		The Evolution of Human Capacities for Altruism	Randolph Nesse	Salk Institute - Conrad T. Prebys Auditorium
Fri 12/10		Ecology of Cooperation and Altruism in Humans and Chimpanzee	Christophe Boesch	Salk Institute - Conrad T. Prebys Auditorium
Fri 12/10		How Humans Became Such 'Other-Regarding' Apes	Sarah Hrdy	Salk Institute - Conrad T. Prebys Auditorium
Fri 12/10		Tribal Social Instincts and Human Cooperation	Peter Richerson	Salk Institute - Conrad T. Prebys Auditorium
Fri 12/10		Partner Choice, Markets and the Evolution of Cooperation	Peter Hammerstein	Salk Institute - Conrad T. Prebys Auditorium
Fri 12/10		Social Evolution in Microbes, Animals and Humans	Steve Frank	Salk Institute - Conrad T. Prebys Auditorium
Fri 12/10		Neural Basis of Altruism	Donald Pfaff	Salk Institute - Conrad T. Prebys Auditorium
Fri 12/10		Brain-Based Values	Patricia Churchland	Salk Institute - Conrad T. Prebys Auditorium
Fri 12/10		Social Selection Versus the Notorious Free Rider	Christopher Boehm	Salk Institute - Conrad T. Prebys Auditorium