David Sloan Wilson
David Sloan Wilson is President of ProSocial World and This View of Life Editor-in-Chief
David Sloan Wilson is president of ProSocial World and SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biology and Anthropology at Binghamton University. He applies evolutionary theory to all aspects of humanity in addition to the rest of life, through ProSocial World and in his own research and writing. A complete archive of his work is available at www.David SloanWilson.world. His most recent books include his first novel, Atlas Hugged: The Autobiography of John Galt III, and a memoir, A Life Informed by Evolution.
Events with David Sloan Wilson
[Live Podcast] Evolving the Wellbeing of Children and Young People through Contextual Behavioural Science in Education: A conversation between Duncan Gillard and David Sloan Wilson
Free Live Discussion and Q&A with the Speakers
Masterclass on Rethinking the Theoretical Foundation of Economics
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[Live Podcast] Evolution’s Rainbow, Revisited: Sex, Gender, and Evolution
Free Live Discussion and Q&A with the Speakers
Symposium on Multi-Level Selection and PROSOCIAL
Forever Green: Building a cooperative innovation platform for diversification in Midwest agriculture with Nick Jordan & Whitney Clark
Free Live Discussion and Q&A with the Speakers
The Science of Imagined Worlds: Evolution and Ecology for World Builders - A conversation between Carlo Maley, Vaughn Aktipis-Maley & David Sloan Wilson
Free Live Discussion and Q&A with the Speakers
New Paradigm Coalition: Prosocial Intelligence in the AI Era
Turku School of Economics Anniversary Event: A New Economic Paradigm for People and Planet
"The Scientific Foundations of a New Economic Paradigm" webinar featuring David Sloan Wilson
Shaping AI for Good: Prosocial Hybrid Intelligence for a Thriving Future - A conversation between Cornelia Walther and David Sloan Wilson
Free Live Discussion and Q&A with the Speakers
Democracy’s Deep Roots: From Hunter-Gatherers to Modern Society A conversation between Vivek Venkataraman and David Sloan Wilson
Free Live Discussion and Q&A with the Speakers
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From Friedman to Darwin: An Evolving Paradigm for Economics, Business, and Management
A free six-week online seminar led by Raj Sisodia and David Sloan Wilson
From Biology to Culture: The Evolution of Goodness - A Conversation with David Sloan Wilson
Wisconsin Public Radio's Steve Paulson engages with leading thinker and President of ProSocial World, evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson
2024 Nova Annual Conference - New Horizons: Toward an Era of Global Flourishing
NOVA Institute for Health's free, virtual event will explore innovative approaches to advance an era of well-being for both people and the planet
IHMA Intellectual Shamans Series with Sandra Waddock & David Sloan Wilson
Join Sandra Waddock from the International Humanistic Management Association and David Sloan Wilson for a Webinar on October 18th
Eight Criticisms Not to Make about Group Selection: Public Forum
Public Forum and discussion on Group Selection- all are welcome to join this free online event
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Necessary Conversations: A New Economic Paradigm for Humanistic Management with speakers David Sloan Wilson and Dennis J. Snower
Free Online Seminar
Prosocial Research and Action in the Nordic Nations
This hybrid event will provide an overview of the past, present, and future of prosocial research and action in the Nordic nations
Transforming Business and Education- Leading towards Flourishing
Generalizing Ostrom’s Core Design Principles and Putting Them to Use: An Interactive “Practitioner Webinar” for IASC Members & their colleagues
90 minute interactive webinar on how the core design principles can be used as a practical method for increasing the efficacy of groups.
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Seminar: The Role of ProSocial in Catalyzing Paradigm Change in Economics and Business with David Sloan Wilson
Free Seminar and Q&A Session
Generalizing Ostrom’s Core Design Principles and Putting Them to Use: An Interactive “Practitioner Webinar”
Interactive 90 minute webinar on the theory, evidence, examples and interactive discussion around the Core Design Principles
Enabling Future- Ready Organizations
Join us the FEI share exciting research developments and updates, including details on the transformative work within the municipal sector!
A New Human Story for the Future with David Sloan Wilson, hosted by the Garrison Institute
A Daylong Public Forum Gathering Leaders and Practitioners in Contemplative-Based Social Change held in New York City
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Generalized Darwinism: A New Paradigm for Positive Cultural Change with David Sloan Wilson
Public colloquium held in person at The University of Kentucky
Apply to the Atlas Hugged Reading Group
A new reading group centered around David Sloan Wilson's novel, Atlas Hugged.
UMass Amherst Lecture: Multilevel Cultural Evolution with David Sloan Wilson
PERI will cohost a public lecture with David Sloan Wilson, President, Prosocial World and SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus Binghamton University
Research Seminar Series: Dual Inheritance Theory and a Theoretical Examination of the Symbotype-Phenotype Relationship - Part 2
Free Seminar and Q&A
Research Seminar Series: Dual Inheritance Theory and a Theoretical Examination of the Symbotype-Phenotype Relationship - Part 1
Free Seminar and Q&A
Prosocial Commons Book Club: How Indigenous Thinking Can Change the World
ProSocial Commons Book Club: Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Change the World, by Tyson Yunkaporta
ProSocial Commons Cafe
Informal, weekly gatherings for Prosocial Commons members to connect, provide updates, and host discussions.
A New Economic Paradigm for People and Planet
Can we re-define and re-design economics to respond more effectively to the complex collective challenges facing us now, and in the future?
Seminar: The State of Prosocial World with David Sloan Wilson
Free Seminar and Q&A from President David Sloan Wilson
Groups with David Sloan Wilson
Authored by David Sloan Wilson
Farewell Tom Stoppard: A Genius for Animating the Hard Problems
Tom Stoppard’s extraordinary gift for bringing the hardest problems in philosophy and science to life reminds us why storytellers remain essential to public understanding.
Evolving Complex Systems in Boston and Beyond, with Daniel T. O'Brien
From New York to Seattle, voters have swept in a new generation of progressive mayors. But how are they going to deliver on their ambitious agendas?
The One Culture: Four new books indicate that the barrier between science and the humanities is at last breaking down
A call for uniting science and the humanities through evolutionary theory to create a single, integrated culture.
The Evolution of Place: How Environments Shape Us
What if your neighborhood is quietly shaping your stress levels, immune system, and trust in others?
Evolving Prosocial AI, with Peter Fenton
The rapid onset of Artificial intelligence (AI) is a pivotal moment in human cultural evolution. Yet, most developers of AI do not have a sophisticated knowledge of modern evolutionary science.
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