Honeybee Democracy
Students explore how a honeybee swarm makes a decision about their future nesting site, and explore the similarities and differences to how human groups make decisions.
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Students explore how a honeybee swarm makes a decision about their future nesting site, and explore the similarities and differences to how human groups make decisions.
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A comparative behavioral research experiment exploring the abilities of chimpanzees and of children to cooperate around a shared resource.
Chimps or children – who is better at sharing resources? Read More »
In a classroom simulation game with changing conditions students develop strategies for the use of a common resource so that the profit for the entire group is maximized.
A group game that lets students experience the dilemma between self-interest and collective interest when groups have to work together to achieve shared goals.
Collective Action Puzzle Game Read More »
A cooperation game that lets students experience some of the challenges of cooperation in addressing global climate change
Climate Change Game Read More »
Students explore the principles that allow groups to work together and achieve common goals, applying them to the groups that they are a part of or care about.
Exploring the Design Principles for Cooperation Read More »
Students reflect on the causes and consequences of human behaviors in situations of social interactions, and are introduced to the payoff matrix as a helpful tool to represent motivations and outcomes of behaviors.
Introduction to social dilemmas and the payoff matrix Read More »