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.
Ever since Darwin drew upon Thomas Malthus and Adam Smith, economic and evolutionary theory have been entwined throughout their histories. Yet modern macroeconomic theory has yet to incorporate developments in evolutionary theory during the last few decades.
ProSocial is inherently about equity and co-production starting at the scale of small groups and then applying the same principles at multiple levels.
The fact that evolutionary selection pressures so often result in social pathologies might be hard to accept, but once faced squarely it can lead to an optimistic point of view.
What are ecosystems? Do they achieve some kind of balance in their natural state? Do they evolve in a way that can't be explained by the evolution of their component species? I take a deep dive with Tom Whitham into territory that is controversial even among the experts.
This groundbreaking series of conversations seek to integrate Evolutionary Science and Contextual Behavioral Science with a larger audience.
David Korten is the renowned futurist, author of When Corporations Rule the World and The Great Turning among many other books, founder of YES! Magazine, and a prominent member of the Club of Rome.
Fiction has a way of communicating a moral ideal better than dry intellectual prose.
A conversation with Prof. Nicholas R. Jordan, founder of Forever Green which is one of the most ambitious efforts to transition from conventional farming practices to regenerative agriculture
A new project in Latin America draws upon an unexpected source of insight: Darwin’s theory of evolution.
Every person is in a position to start consciously evolving their meaning systems for the groups in their own lives.
What’s needed is a modern framework for completing the Darwinian revolution for philosophy and all other human-related disciplines.
Positive systemic change must be the target of selection. Alternative social practices must be oriented toward the target of selection.
Free Online Seminar
This hybrid event will provide an overview of the past, present, and future of prosocial research and action in the Nordic nations
90 minute interactive webinar on how the core design principles can be used as a practical method for increasing the efficacy of groups.
Free Seminar and Q&A Session
Interactive 90 minute webinar on the theory, evidence, examples and interactive discussion around the Core Design Principles
Join us the FEI share exciting research developments and updates, including details on the transformative work within the municipal sector!
A Daylong Public Forum Gathering Leaders and Practitioners in Contemplative-Based Social Change held in New York City
Public colloquium held in person at The University of Kentucky
A new reading group centered around David Sloan Wilson's novel, Atlas Hugged.
PERI will cohost a public lecture with David Sloan Wilson, President, Prosocial World and SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus Binghamton University
Free Seminar and Q&A
Free Seminar and Q&A
ProSocial Commons Book Club: Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Change the World, by Tyson Yunkaporta
Informal, weekly gatherings for Prosocial Commons members to connect, provide updates, and host discussions.
Can we re-define and re-design economics to respond more effectively to the complex collective challenges facing us now, and in the future?
Free Seminar and Q&A from President David Sloan Wilson