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The Evolution Of A Renegade - David Sloan Wilson

The Joe Walker Podcast

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The Selfish Gene and the Evolution of Group Welfare

The Jolly Swagman podcast is back with a new look at evolution. David Sloan Wilson, the author of The Selfish Gene, explains why we are so selfish. He argues that group survival does not drive evolution in the same way as individual survival did. Why do religions exist? Why are we so groupish? And who has most influenced your understanding of evolution?

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