The Mathematics of Being Nice

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April 7, 2011 a project of CharityFocus In a world where everybody is out for himself, the winning strategy is to be forgiving. - Martin Nowak - The Mathematics of Being Nice Cooperation is interesting because it essentially means that you help someone else, someone who is a potential competitor. You reduce your own success in order to increase the success of somebody else. Why should you do that? Why should natural selection favour such behavior? To answer these questions, Martin Nowak highlights 5 types of humans cooperation via evolutionary dynamics and experimental tests of human behavior. His ultimate conclusion? The ability to cooperate is the secret of humanity's success. { read more } Be The Change Like working alone? Make an extra effort to collaborate with others or partner with a potential competitor toward a shared goal. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Squeeze Out Your Creative Juices The Power of Touch Sleep Helps Us Remember What We Need To 8 Weeks to a Better Brain DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 104,976 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More