#  David Sloan Wilson talk 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **October 6, 2017** 

 02:30PM - 04:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **DeVore Conference Room (MCZ 529)**  



 

 



 

 Please join us for talk by HEB department guest speaker David Sloan Wilson. Professor Wilson is the President of the [Evolution Institute](https://evolution-institute.org/) 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](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmpSwbtWopM). My [essay ](https://evolution-institute.org/focus-article/reaching-a-new-plateau-for-the-acceptance-of-multilevel-selection/)is being circulated in advance of the talk. 

 

 



 

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