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Supercooperators, altruism, evolution, and why we need each other to succeed, Martin A. Nowak, with Roger Highfield

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Supercooperators, altruism, evolution, and why we need each other to succeed, Martin A. Nowak, with Roger Highfield

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-308) and index

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illustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Supercooperators

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electronic resource eBook

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dictionariesbibliography

Responsibility statement

Martin A. Nowak, with Roger Highfield

Sub title

altruism, evolution, and why we need each other to succeed

Summary

Looks at the importance of cooperation in human beings and in nature, arguing that this social tool is as important an aspect of evolution as mutation and natural selection

Table Of Contents

The struggle -- The prisoner's dilemma -- Five ways to solve the dilemma. Direct reciprocity : tit for tat ; Indirect reciprocity : power of reputation ; Spatial games : chessboard of life ; Group selection : tribal wars ; Kin selection : nepotism -- Feats of cooperation. Prelife ; Society of cells ; The lord of the ants -- From cooperators to supercooperators. Gift of the gab ; Public goods ; Punish and perish ; How many friends are too many? ; Game, set, and match ; Crescendo of cooperation

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Super cooperators

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