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Webinar on evolution and sustainability: gathering the strands for an Anthropocene synthesis
We recently hosted a global webinar as part of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B issue on Evolution and sustainability: gathering the strands for an Anthropocene synthesis. Chaired by Peter Søgaard Jørgensen from the Stockholm Reslience Center in … Continue reading
In defense of Octavia Butler’s Earthseed Destiny
If you’ve read Octavia Butler’s books the Parable of the Sower and the Parable of the Talents then you know what Earthseed is, and what the “Destiny” idea is. The protagonist lays it out: the “Destiny of Earthseed is [for … Continue reading
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Waring leads KLI working group “Evolutionary Theories for Social-Ecological Change”
Our working group aims to connect the domains of evolutionary theory and social-ecological systems change to improve our collective ability to understand and influence the complex processes of change in social-ecological systems for the better. Our working group has been … Continue reading
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Proseminar on Evolution of Sustainability, University of Bern, Switzerland [video]
Video of Dr. Waring’s webinar for the University of Bern proseminar on the use of evolutionary social science for solving environmental dilemmas and evolving sustainable social-ecological systems. The Zoom recording is not of the highest quality, and it starts a little late. Continue reading
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ACE Lab: Applied Cultural Evolution Laboratory 