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Waring to lead international research group at the Konrad Lorenz Institute

Dr. Tim Waring will lead an international working group to develop evolutionary theory for describing social-ecological system change at the Konrad Lorenz Institute in Austria. The working group will convene global experts over two years to develop new and useful … Continue reading

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Our study was replicated!

I’m happy to learn that our 2016 study on the connection of prosocial attitudes and environmental concern among students has been replicated among students at larger, more urban university in Utah. Our methods were used, and improved on, and our … Continue reading

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Applying the Science of Cooperation

PhD student Taylor Lange and I were recently asked to put together some thoughts on how the growing science of cooperation could be of help to cooperatives for the Cooperative Business Journal. Having looked into it, we are convinced that … Continue reading

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Dr. Waring gives seminar at the Lorenz Institute in Austria

On Tuesday April 4, 2019, Dr. Tim Waring will deliver a seminar at the Lorenz Institute for the Advanced Study of Complex Natural Systems in Vienna, Austria. The seminar, entitled “The Evolution of Social-Ecological Systems” is provides a deep-time, evolutionary … Continue reading

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Cooperation Science Workshop

On September 20th, we hosted a Cooperation Science Workshop at the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine. The workshop provides a short introduction to the scientific research on human cooperation, and then gives participants experience applying … Continue reading

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