The Evolution of David Sloane Wilson

This episode tells the story of David Sloane Wilson, who has influenced my understanding of evolution. We are to use John Hight's metaphor, 90% chimp and 10% bee. Once you understand multilevel selection, a lot of our odd groupish behaviours are suddenly rendered in a new light. So if you're learning of evolution stopped when you put down the selfish gene, this podcast is for you.

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