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Trailer: The Altruism Revolution | P2P Foundation

Trailer: The Altruism Revolution | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

“In our materialist society where it seems that cynicism and profit reign supreme, one idea is shaking up conventional thinking: Altruism has existed since the dawn of time, it’s an essential factor of social living… and we can prove it scientifically. We are able to cultivate it, to promote a better society based on cooperation in order to face up to the challenges of our turbulent world. A diverse group of researchers are betting on it : primatologists, economists, neuroscientists, psychologists, doctors and… a geneticist who became a Buddhist monk.”

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Jean Lievens: Can Evolution Explain Kindness? Are Political, Social, & Economic Altruism Important?

Jean Lievens: Can Evolution Explain Kindness? Are Political, Social, & Economic Altruism Important? | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The hard problem: Tom Stoppard on the limits of what science can explain Can evolution explain acts of kindness, and morality? We arranged a debate between a sceptical Tom Stoppard and the evolutio...
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Making A Difference Through Effective Altruism

Making A Difference Through Effective Altruism

Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 6:30 PM

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Often we debate and discuss issues but come away with more questions than answers:  What can be done about an issue? What is the best action that can be taken? Is this issue the one I should be focusing my time and efforts on, what about all the others? The Effective Altruism movement tries to answer these kinds of  questions. Effective Altruism is...

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GlobalNet21: Recreating Our Futures
Often we debate and discuss issues but come away with more questions than answers:  What can be done about an issue? What is the best action that can be taken?
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La Révolution Altruiste / The Altruism Revolution

In our materialist society where it seems that cynicism and profit reign supreme, one idea is shaking up conventional thinking: Altruism has existed since the dawn of time, it's an essential factor of social living... and we can prove it scientifically. We are able to cultivate it, to promote a better society based on cooperation in order to face up to the challenges of our turbulent world. A diverse group of researchers are betting on it : primatologists, economists, neuroscientists, psychologists, doctors and... a geneticist who became a Buddhist monk. http://www.touscoprod.com/fr/larevolutionaltruiste
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Supercooperators: The mathematics of evolution, altruism and human behaviour | P2P Foundation

Supercooperators: The mathematics of evolution, altruism and human behaviour | P2P Foundation | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
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