How can we use insights about human evolution, human behavior, and the causal interactions in social-ecological systems to address local, regional and global sustainability
Subject Area: Politics
What can we learn from our own thoughts and intuitions about human evolution, behavior, and sustainability? Understanding the causes of our perceptions, intuitions, and
What can we learn from communities around the world managing shared resources about human evolution, behavior, and sustainability? Exploring diverse sustainability dilemmas in the
What can we learn from the diversity of human cultures about human evolution, behavior and sustainability? Studying the behaviors of humans around the world
Use the Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) resources to develop an analysis of your city and/or school community in relation to social and ecological
- Eirdosh, D., & Hanisch, S. (2020). Can the science of Prosocial be a part of evolution education. Evolution: Education and Outreach, 13 (5). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12052-020-00119-7
We provide a brief overview of Prosocial: Using Evolutionary Science to Build Productive, Equitable, and Collaborative Groups by Paul Atkins, David Sloan Wilson, and
Students compare the stories of three Mexican fishing villages to understand the factors that enabled some villages to sustainably manage their fishing resources, while
With these teaching materials, students can be introduced to game theory in general, as well as a concrete method, the public goods game. The
Students explore how a honeybee swarm makes a decision about their future nesting site, and explore the similarities and differences to how human groups
In a classroom simulation game with changing conditions students develop strategies for the use of a common resource so that the profit for the
