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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
The Selfish Gene and the Evolution of Group Welfare
02:59 • 5min
The Disadvantages of Group Selection
08:04 • 4min
The Evolution of David Sloane Wilson
12:31 • 2min
How a Somewhat Un Appreciated Profit Morphed Into an Appreciated One
14:07 • 4min
The Man in the Gray Final Suit
17:52 • 3min
The Selfish Gene
21:13 • 2min
The Importance of Being in and Living in Communities
23:43 • 5min
The Power of Ideas
28:36 • 4min
The Theory of Natural Selection and Evolution
32:33 • 2min
The Importance of Natural Selection in Evolution
34:50 • 4min
The Evolution of Zoplankton
38:30 • 4min
The Importance of Group Selection
42:38 • 4min
The Quintessential Group Selection Question
46:38 • 2min
The Evolution of Moral Virtue
48:58 • 5min
The Evolution of Behaviors
54:07 • 4min
The Differences Between Group Selection and Individual Level Selection
58:23 • 5min
The Origins of Individualism
01:03:12 • 5min
The Evolution of Sex
01:07:55 • 6min
The Individualistic Perspective and Evolutionary Biology
01:13:32 • 2min
The Parallel History of Evolution and Neoclassical Economics
01:15:35 • 2min
The Individualistic Paradigm of Behavior Economics
01:17:31 • 2min
The Intellectual History of Group Selection
01:19:21 • 4min
The Importance of Friendship in Science
01:22:52 • 4min
The Battlegrounds for Gene Level Selection
01:27:12 • 5min
The Difference Between Inclusive Fitness Theory and Multi-Level Selection Theory
01:32:31 • 2min
The Individual Selectionist Explanations of Altruism
01:34:06 • 3min
The Evolution of Altruism Among Non-Relatives
01:37:24 • 5min
The Logic of a Multi-Level Selection Model
01:42:32 • 2min
The Importance of a Translation Manual
01:44:08 • 3min
The Three Ingredients of an Evolutionary Process
01:46:55 • 4min
The Benefits of Multi Level Selection for Altruistic Behavior
01:50:57 • 4min
The Averaging Fallacy in Altruism
01:55:11 • 3min
The Averaging Fallacy to Group Selection
01:57:48 • 2min
Steve Pinker's Response to Steve's Criticism
02:00:13 • 3min
The Importance of Shared Intentionality
02:03:24 • 4min
The Importance of Personification
02:07:17 • 3min
The Importance of Self-Interest in Science
02:10:10 • 4min
The Meaning of Religion
02:14:12 • 3min
The Evolution of Meaning Systems
02:17:39 • 2min
How to Prosecute Religion Without Invoking Group Selection
02:19:50 • 3min
The Naturalistic Fallacy of Religion
02:23:08 • 3min
The Evolution of Religion
02:26:24 • 5min
Jonathan Birch on Group Selection
02:31:48 • 4min
The Importance of Having a Common Theory
02:35:31 • 2min
The Evolution of Christianity and the Afterlife
02:37:37 • 5min
Evolution and the Group Selection Debate
02:42:15 • 5min
The Importance of Theory Induced Blindness
02:46:58 • 2min
The Mystery of Utility Theory
02:48:49 • 4min
Evolutionary Theory and the Evolution of Society
02:52:21 • 4min
The One Constant in Human Evolution
02:56:39 • 5min
The Importance of Small Groups in Multi-Cellular Society
03:01:54 • 2min