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2. Behavioral Evolution

Stanford · lecture · Watch on YouTube

Evolution & geneticsProbability & game theoryUniversity lectures & courses

What it is

Stanford biologist Robert Sapolsky lectures on the evolution of behavior, including the Prisoner's Dilemma and tit-for-tat strategies in animals. It is part of his Human Behavioral Biology course.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended in game-theory and cooperation threads, with the whole lecture series endorsed.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “This entire lecture series on Human Behavioral Biology is worth watching from the beginning”

    Sapolsky on tit-for-tat strategies arising in animals, such as vampire bats.

    philipov, 2017-02 · Strong recommendation · in “Understanding Agent Cooperation”

  2. “Professor Robert Sapolsky[1] has an amazing course on Behavorial Evolution.”

    Sapolsky course covering behavioral evolution and toxoplasma.

    jonas_kgomo, 2021-02 · Strong recommendation · in “Microbial ecosystems in the mouth and gut are linked to many ills”

  3. “There is a great lecture from Robert Sapolsky/Stanford [2010]”

    Sapolsky lecture on behavioral evolution and tit for tat.

    remolueoend, 2020-05 · Recommendation · in “Iterated Prisoners Dilemma Strategies Dominate Any Evolutionary Opponent (2012)”

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Topics: robert sapolsky, prisoner's dilemma, tit for tat, evolutionary biology, cooperation

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