In our new hour of Radiolab, Jad and Robert wrestle with a disturbing question: does natural selection favor selfishness? Or can it pay to be nice? We look at the cold calculations of kin selection, talk to heroes who risked their lives for strangers, and look to game theory--where doing good is sometimes a good strategy.
The first story about George Price is heartbreaking, but raises fascinating, questions like- can we quantify and predict altruistic behavior? Can we piece apart its evolutionary origins?
And from a non-science view - how does this make you feel about our human nature?
Also, make sure to check out last month's posting about charitable microbes.
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