Kin selection and altruism Kin selection is the theory that we behave more altruistic towards people who share our genes—-given we believe in the darwinian paradigm that the overarching aim for an organism is to further its genes, of course. The Math of Kin Selection Or as John Haldane humorously concluded while working on the […]
Thoughts on: “The Third Chimpanzee” by Jared Diamond
There is a 1.2 percent difference in DNA between humans and chimpanzees. But what is it that makes humans able to fly into space and create weapons so powerful that they can annihilate the earth as a whole? When did we separate into our own species and what triggered our evolutionary leap forward to become […]