When and Why Organisms Help One Another
By Katie L. Burke
A discussion on the origins of helping one another.
July 7, 2016
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Helping each other has many social implications—about morality, social organization, and the idea of fairness. Lee Dugatkin, professor of biology at the University of Louisville and Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer, discusses the origins of such altruism.
A Storify of the Tweets detailing the discussion is shown below.
When and Why Organisms Help One Another
Helping each other has many social implications—about morality, social organization, economics, and the idea of fairness. In a discussion Lee Dugatkin, professor of biology at the University of Louisville, who studies the origins of social behavior, such as altruism.
Starting Now, an #AmSciGHO on When & Why Organisms Help One Another http://bit.ly/28N4jIf #altruism pic.twitter.com/bq21Cn4jSV- #Political theories influenced biological perspectives: #anarchy - Kropotkin - #altruism vs. #capitalism - Huxley - #competition. #AmSciGHO
- Another name for kin selection, "inclusive fitness", important for thinking beyond #competition & #offspring numbers. #AmSciGHO on #altruism
- Hamilton's rule -- http://bit.ly/28YCR9D -- background. #AmSciGHO
- #Altruism found in microbial systems, too, says @LeeDugatkin -- nothing to do with intention, cognition, will. #AmSciGHO #evolution
Background on #altruism in microbes - http://bit.ly/2941KoL - #slime molds! Some cells never reproduce #AmSciGHO pic.twitter.com/YD4d5XCwL9- Altruism in E. coli studied @LeeDugatkin : genes protecting E. coli; sometimes secrete protective substance; protect nearby cells #AmSciGHO
- #amscigho-genetically unrelated cagemate rats focus for long time on how to open a small box and free their trapped companion. @LeeDugatkin
- In studying #evolution of #altruism, hottest #research on #microbial altruism or cognitively sophisticated (#empathy, #justice). #AmSciGHO
- @LeeDugatkin references @RELenski ongoing E. coli experimental #evolution project: http://myxo.css.msu.edu/ecoli/ #AmSciGHO
- That concludes our live tweeting of the When and Why of #Altruism #AmSciGHO with @LeeDugatkin. Video archived here: https://plus.google.com/events/c4ndj7a7hhluj7akojm4omhkp0o …
Research Triangle Park Sigma Xi Chapter is rewatching today's #AmSciGHO on research #theRTP https://plus.google.com/events/c4ndj7a7hhluj7akojm4omhkp0o … pic.twitter.com/7MKqExGULb
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