Speaker:
Dr. Erol Akçay
Princeton University
New frontiers in social evolution theory
Host: Josh Plotkin (Biology)
Cooperation between organisms is a major driving force of biological organization at all levels, from single cells to whole ecosystems. Understanding the evolutionary dynamics of cooperation and other social traits therefore is a central goal of evolutionary theory. I will talk about my recent work that aims to advance the frontiers of social evolution theory in two directions.
