David Sloan Wilson talk

Please join us for talk by HEB department guest speaker David Sloan Wilson. Professor Wilson is the President of the Evolution Institute and a Distinguished Professor of Biology and Anthropology at Binghamton University. 

David Sloan Wilson Reaching a New Plateau for Acceptance of Multilevel Selection (MLS) Theory   Abstract: There can be no doubt that acceptance of MLS theory has reached a plateau far above its near total rejection in the 1960's. However, a number of misconceptions remain concerning the concept of equivalence, genetic vs. cultural group selection, and objections leveled by evolutionary psychologists such as Steven Pinker and Max Krasnow. I will address these issues in an effort to reach a new plateau for the acceptance of MLS. This talk is based on an essay that was inspired by the recent debate between Joseph Henrich and Max Krasnow, which is available for viewing on You Tube.  My essay is being circulated in advance of the talk.