In 2010, my two Harvard mathematician colleagues and I dismantled kin-selection theory, which was the reigning theory of the origin of altruism at the time.
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The variety of genes on the planet in viruses exceeds, or is likely to exceed, that in all of the rest of life combined.
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Willing to try to get a better atmosphere through a demonstration of democratic principles, fairness and cooperation, a better product, those will win in the end.
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I tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution.
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We ought to recognize that religious strife is not the consequence of differences among people. It’s about conflicts between creation stories.
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The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world.
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By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was justified.
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What’s been gratifying is to live long enough to see molecular biology and evolutionary biology growing toward each other and uniting in research efforts.
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