Altruism's Bloody Roots
Wired
Format:
Magazine Article
Publication Year:
2009
Source ID:
shanti-sources-47426
Collection:
Altruism
Abstract:
By favoring acts of battlefield selflessness, Stone Age warfare might have accelerated the development of altruism.A computer model of cultural evolution and between-group competition primed with data taken from studies of mankind's hyperviolent early years suggests a bloody origin for a celebrated modern behavior.