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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

Public Goods Game

With these teaching materials, students can be introduced to game theory in general, as well as a concrete method, the public goods game. The

Exploring values

This lesson is about exploring the concept of values with students and having them identify and reflect on what they personally value, or what

Function of cognitive biases

In this lesson students learn about the concept of cognitive biases as well as a number of important cognitive biases that may affect our

Exploring the Design Principles for Cooperation

Students explore the principles that allow groups to work together and achieve common goals, applying them to the groups that they are a part

Noticing moral intuitions

Students identify the moral intuitions underlying people’s opinions in quoted texts and images.

Moral taste buds

In this lesson students explore the causes and functions of, as well as ways to flexibly relate to our moral intuitions by engaging the

Game theory: Ultimatum and Dictator game

A set of behavioral experiments across cultures that explore the human sense of fairness.

“Fair” does not always mean the same thing

These lesson materials introduce students to issues of fairness and various interpretations of it. Reflecting on results of a cross-cultural experiment with children, students

Lost wallet study

A behavioral experiment across 40 countries that explored human motivations to return lost wallets to their owner

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