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Evolution, Games, and God: The Principle of Cooperation
Publisher: Harvard University Press

Feb 28, 2014 - In other words, enzymes and abiotic vesicles make an evolutionary game theory favourite — a social dilemma. As it turns out, abiotic vesicles may have existed at the dawn of life. We cannot possibly try to summarize the substance of their arguments and conclusions in this short narrative, but I hope to demonstrate that our understanding of evolution can provide fresh perspectives on some of them. Jan 25, 2014 - Martin Nowak is a well-known professor of evolutionary biology at Harvard, specializing in theoretical models for the evolution of cooperation. Nov 15, 2013 - He contributed an article, “Unpredicted Outcomes in the Games of Life,” to “Evolution Games and God: The Principle of Cooperation” (Harvard University Press). Nowak doesn't; he's just assuming it's games of whatever strikes your fancy are entirely appropriate. Feb 16, 2014 - Since the introduction of evolutionary game theory by Smith and Price [1, 2], one of the important issues is to understand the emergence and evolution of cooperation [3–6]. Almenberg, et al., Evolution, Games, and God: the Principle of Cooperation, Harvard University Press, 2013. Jun 4, 2013 - Amazon.com: evolution: Books Evolution, Games, and God: The Principle of Cooperation by Martin A. Nowak and Sarah Coakley for debate.” And this book does that very well. Jun 18, 2013 - Review of Evolution, Games, and God: The Principle of Cooperation (2013) Edited by Martin A. Miller teaches cell biology at Brown University and is a leading author of high school and college biology. Among the many games, the most studied example is the prisoner's dilemma .. The best book for the general public I have read on the subject is Evolution, Games, and God: The Principle of Cooperation. Been bothering thoughtful people for thousands of years. His work… The evolutionary questions raised by Nowak have answers, at least in principle, but how does he know that there is a God, much less that said God is creator and sustainer of the universe? Nov 23, 2012 - Evolution, Games, and God explores how cooperation and altruism, alongside mutation and natural selection, play a critical role in evolution, from microbes to human societies.