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Social learning, environmental adversity and the evolution of cooperation (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Andras, P. (2016). Social learning, environmental adversity and the evolution of cooperation. Artificial Life Conference Proceedings 13 (pp. 290-297). Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press. https://doi.org/10.1162/978-0-262-33936-0-ch051

Social learning plays a key role in the evolution of cooperation in humans and other animals. It has also been shown both theoretically and experimentally that environmental adversity is also a key determinant of the evolution of cooperation among in... Read More about Social learning, environmental adversity and the evolution of cooperation.

The institutional approach for modeling the evolution of human societies (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Powers, S. (2016). The institutional approach for modeling the evolution of human societies. Proceedings of the Artificial Life Conference 2016. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press. https://doi.org/10.7551/978-0-262-33936-0-ch011

Artificial Life is concerned with understanding the dynamics of human societies. A defining feature of any human society is its institutions. However, defining exactly what an institution is has proven difficult, with authors often talking past each... Read More about The institutional approach for modeling the evolution of human societies.