Oren Harman

Oren Harman is an historian of science and a prize-winning author. His books include: The Man Who Invented the Chromosome (Harvard, 2004), The Price of Altruism: George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness (W.W Norton, 2010), and Evolutions: Fifteen Myths That Explain Our World (FSG, 2018). Oren’s latest book is Metamorphosis: A Natural and Human History (Basic Books, 2025). His website is OrenHarman.com.

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December 18, 2018

Was Hamilton a Group Selectionist? A Conversation with Oren Harman

W.D. Hamilton is best known for developing Inclusive Fitness Theory. What is less well known is that Hamilton changed his mind about the relationship between his theory and group selection.