The necessity of kindness
Altruism in animals, insects and beyond
Published 3 June 2016
Episode 369
We speak to evolutionary biologist and historian of science Prof Lee Dugatkin about displays of altruism in insects, animals and humans, and how the often harsh evolutionary imperatives of survival can actually accommodate, promote or depend on acts of kindness and justice.
“Virtually everything you do on an everyday basis involves some sort of act of altruism,” says Professor Dugatkin.
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