Forget Survival of the Fittest: It Is Kindness that Counts: Scientific American - The Diigo Meta page

• 14 Mar 09
  

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• 10 Mar 09
  

  elsamary

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  • “Born to be good” for me means that our mammalian and hominid evolution have crafted a species—us—with remarkable tendencies toward kindness, play, generosity, reverence and self-sacrifice, which are vital to the classic tasks of evolution—survival, gene replication and smooth functioning groups.
  • Darwin-inspired studies have revealed that our capacity for caring, for play, for reverence and modesty are built into our brains, bodies, genes and social practices
• 08 Mar 09
  

  Megan Winget

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• 06 Mar 09
  

  Jorge Barba

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• 04 Mar 09
  

  Daisy Grisolia

  Nem tudo está perdido...talvez mais forte seja aquele com mais com(-)paixão.

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• 02 Mar 09
  

  Lisa Klein

  This is a much better explanation of why I tease you than I have previously articulated.

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• 01 Mar 09
  

  jake smith

  "A psychologist probes how altruism, Darwinism and neurobiology mean that we can succeed by not being cutthroat."

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  teateatea

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• 28 Feb 09
  

  shauna struby

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• 27 Feb 09
  

  Steve Quigley

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  Patrick Helmes

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• 26 Feb 09
  

  Dacher Keltner, director of the Berkeley Social Interaction Laboratory, investigates these questions from multiple angles, and often generates results that are both surprising and challenging. In his new book, Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful

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  Carole McEwan

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