David Sloan Wilson is one of biology’s most prolific and impactful scientists. He is author of paradigmatic contributions to evolutionary theory and how organisms behave, such as multilevel selection and core design principles for the efficacy of groups. But the reach of his work is far beyond the domains of biology an

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David’s book Atlas Hugged: The Autobiography of John Gault III can be found here: https://atlashugged.world/ Home - Evolution Institute (evolution-institute.org): https://evolution-institute.org/ NESCent: The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center: https://nescent.org/ Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged (1957) B. F. Skinner, Wal

In episode 154, Michael speaks with renowned evolutionary theorist David Sloan Wilson about his new novel Atlas Hugged: The Autobiography of John Galt III, a devastating critique of Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism and its impact on the world. Shermer and Wilson discuss: the role of fiction and film in spreading id

Brian Boyd is a renowned evolutionary literary scholar (The Origin of Stories), biographer of the novelist Vladimir Nabokov (1,2,3), and 2020 recipient of the Rutherford Medal, New Zealand's highest academic honor. He is the perfect person to discuss my first novel, Atlas Hugged, and the interplay between fiction and t

David Sloan Wilson is an evolutionary biologist. Read the full transcript at: https://josephnoelwalker.com/atlashugged See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.