Tag: Hunter Gatherers

Events:

Friday May 23 at 12pm ET

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

Articles:

May 23, 2025

Democracy’s Deep Roots: From Hunter-Gatherers to Modern Society with Vivek Venkataraman

What if the roots of democracy run far deeper than ancient Greece or Enlightenment Europe, but back to our evolutionary origins as humans?

January 10, 2025

Hunter-Gatherer Societies, Human Origins, and Modern Democracies: A Conversation with Vivek Venkataraman

Hunter-gatherer societies have much to teach us about modern Democratic governance.

November 20, 2012

We’re in This Together: A Pathbreaking Investigation Into the Evolution of Cooperative Behavior

A new study offers another explanation for our unusual aptitude for collaboration.