In an article for the Journal of Theoretical Biology, Herbert Gintis provides a model that shows that: “if an internal norm is fitness enhancing, then for plausible patterns of socialization, the allele for the internalization of norms is evolutionarily stable.” Further he posits that this view can be used to model Herbert Simon’s 1990 explanation… [Read More]
Natural Selection is Weird, Very Weird
Carl Zimmer talks about the crazy bottom dwelling flounder.