🌱On April 3rd, David Sloan Wilson joined Jon Ramer for a co-creative gathering in Seattle, where they connected with people and communities across bioregions around the world. We thank Compassion Games and all those involved!

#community #purpose #evolution #society #prosocial

🌱What if well-being wasn’t individual—but shared?

#prosocial #positivechange #change #growth

💡Economic systems aren’t just technical. They’re built on assumptions about people: what motivates them, what’s rewarded, what’s considered normal.

🔗 www.prosocial.world/posts/cultur...

#Economy #Society #History #Evolution

Which Darwin for Darwinism? Charles Darwin, Neo-Darwinism and the Question of Cooperation, by Denis Noble What did Darwin really mean — and how did neo-Darwinism narrow his legacy?

🧬 Which “Darwin” do we mean — the one focused on competition, or the one open to cooperation? Later interpretations narrowed his ideas, but Darwin himself explored relationships and social selection.

🔗 www.prosocial.world/posts/which-...

#Darwin #Evolution #Darwinism #History #History

The Holomovement Wave weaves together an experience in spiritual growth, collective synergy, and practical tools to ignite momentum for meaningful change.

📍Meet us there | May 29th | Cascais, Portugal
🔗Info and tickets: www.holomovement.net/wave-tickets

🎯A recent paper authored by friends of ProSocial World explores how shared purpose can act as a practical guide for collective action.

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#prosocial #research #nobelprize #socialchange #society

Are we still human if robots help raise our babies? AI is transforming the way we work — could it also reshape what makes us human? In this quick and insightful talk, evolutionary anthropologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy explores how the human brain was shaped by millions of years of shared childcare and mutually supportive communities, asking a provocative question: If robots help raise the next generation, will we lose the empathy that defines us?

What makes us human — especially in an age of #AI? In this powerful talk, Sarah Blaffer Hrdy reminds us that humans didn’t evolve to raise children alone.

🔗www.ted.com/talks/sarah_blaffer_hrdy...
#Future #DigitalTransformation #Innovation

🌍April 3 is Jane Goodall’s birthday. She showed the world that chimpanzees use tools, form bonds, and share emotions — reshaping evolutionary history.

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Photo credit: JG website

➡️Tomorrow, David S. Wilson will be hosting a creative gathering from Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square. You can join in person or via the live stream.

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🌍 Cultural evolution shows our systems are shaped by variation, selection, and replication — meaning they can change. So what kind of economy are we selecting for today?

🔗Read more: www.prosocial.world/posts/cultur...

#economy #paradigm #change #society #politics

For this Sunday - A timeless reflection on what makes societies flourish.

#Society #History #ProSocial #Compassion

🏘️In part II of a series on Housing and Homelessness, David S. Wilson talks to Gregg Colburn, author (with Clayton Page Aldern) of the book Homelessness as a Housing Problem.

🔗 Watch the podcast: youtu.be/2g0UyEzvRtU
#society #usa #unitedstates #economy #awareness

The Survival of the Kindest: Evolution’s New Groove Evolution is being rethought as a web shaped by genes, environments, culture and co-operation.

Is evolution really just “nature red in tooth and claw” — or is life shaped by cooperation as much as competition? Modern science tells us that groups that work together prevail.

🔗www.prosocial.world/posts/the-survival-of-the-kindest-evolutions-new-groove

#evolution #science #nature

🌱For this Saturday, take a moment to think about this — how trust shapes your life?

Rethinking Collective Performance: A New Economic Paradigm, by Jan Pfister Today’s overlapping crises point to one deeper problem: the breakdown of collective performance

Are we measuring economic success the wrong way? Research suggests groups that prioritize cooperation and shared goals often outperform those driven by pure self-interest.

🔗Read full article: www.prosocial.world/posts/rethin...

#economy #society #prosocial #paradigm

On the Concept of Paradigms and a New Paradigm for Evolving Cooperative Systems, by David Sloan Wilson Our 21st-century crises are rooted in outdated, individualistic paradigms. A new complexity and evolution-based paradigm can better guide science, policy, and collective action.

🌱Are humans naturally selfish? Or did evolution wire us for cooperation? Multilevel selection theory suggests both are true.

💭What are your thoughts?
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Leading ProSocial An 6-week intensive, advanced course that provides advanced facilitation techniques to elevate impact, expand professional opportunities, and the skills to lead diverse groups toward shared purposes and meaningful outcomes.

Our Leading ProSocial training teaches facilitators & leaders science-based tools to build trust, align purpose, and strengthen collaboration. Join our free info session 👇

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#Cooperation #Leadership #Prosocial #Coaching

Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect - npj Mental Health Research npj Mental Health Research - Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect

New study: people were almost twice as likely to give up their seat to a pregnant woman when “Batman” entered the metro. Tiny surprises can spark prosocial behaviour.

🔗https://www.nature.com/articles/s44184-025-00171-5

#ProsocialWorld #SocialPsychology #KindnessMatters

💡Paul Atkins, one of ProSocial's founders, has written a lot about how we can tackle the challenges modern life brings, in terms of struggling with communication. In this context, we find the concept of "turtle mindset" useful.

#personalgrowth #growth #prosocial

🏳️‍🌈Did human evolution favor only rigid gender roles — or something more flexible? Anthropology suggests an intriguing insight.

🔗Read more: www.prosocial.world/posts/develo...

#Diversity #Society #Inclusion #History #Gender #LGTBQ #LGTB

Paradigms as Lived Symbolic Systems: Worldviews, Regeneration, and Eco-Systemic Flourishing, by Wendy Ellyatt Paradigms are lived symbolic systems shaping identity, culture, institutions and ecology — transforming them is key to long-term human and planetary flourishing.

Are worldviews just ideas — or systems we live inside? Our paradigms shape what we notice, value, and act upon. Changing them might be the key to regenerative, ecosystemic flourishing.

🔗Read more: www.prosocial.world/posts/paradi...

The conversations that make a group struggle are the ones that include differences of opinion and conflict. How are we to deal with those challenging conversations? Find out ⬇️

www.prosocial.world/resources/re...

#prosocial #behavioralscience #psychology #coaching

Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew about the Maya is wrong For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya survive?

Archaeologist Francisco Estrada-Belli estimates the population of the classic-era Maya lowlands to have been 16 million people — higher than on the Italian peninsula during the peak of the Roman Empire.

#prosocial #patientsafety #anesthesia #surgery #nursing | Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) The case is late again! Have you had interpersonal challenges in the OR? Share your experiences in the comments below and go to the February 2026 APSF Newsletter @apsforg to find out more about #prosocial behavior! #patientsafety #anesthesia #surgery #nursing

🙌In this interesting video, @apsf.org explains how #prosocial behavior can positively influence the context of a surgery or medical procedures.

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#medicine #technology #society #healthcare #future

The perfect way to do nothing: how to embrace the art of idling We are often so busy and yet when the opportunity arises to do nothing, we can find it uncomfortable. Here’s how to lean into boredom – and unlock the imagination

This fascinating read from The Guardian explores why we find stillness so uncomfortable.

🔗www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/19...

#Wellness #Mindfulness #MentalHealth #SelfCare

Prosocial Policies that Work: Peter Gray on Childhood Education About the series: This series celebrates proven examples of positive change efforts, which have a strong logic for why they work and solid evidence that they work. The series also explores the obstacles to implementing these policies, despite their proven success. About this episode: Peter Gray is an emeritus professor of psychology at Boston College. He wrote the first textbook on psychology from an evolutionary perspective and was led to the study of education by the experience of his son in public school. Against this background, our conversation focuses on Common Core as an educational policy that didn't work and cultivating a positive school climate as a policy with both a strong logic and abundant empirical evidence. Resources: • Peter's website: https://www.petergray.org/ • Psychology Today Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-learn • Substack: https://petergray.substack.com/ • The LetGrow Foundation, which Peter co-founded: https://letgrow.org/ • Chapter #82 of Peter's substack, which contrasts Common Core with improving school climate and includes references to the scientific research that we discuss: https://petergray.substack.com/p/82-how-schools-can-improve-kids-mental • An article on the Regents Academy, a school for at-risk youth that I helped to design and which we discuss in detail: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0027826 #education #children #learning #society

📚Why do some education reforms fail — even with good intentions? In this conversation, Peter Gray & David Sloan Wilson explore how education works best when policy aligns with human nature.

🎥 Watch: youtu.be/PcIomcA5mpk

#Education #Prosocial #Policy

In Uncertain Times, Get Curious - by Elizabeth Weingarten - Behavioral Scientist Asking better questions can act as an antidote to uncertainty—and the anxiety that comes with it.

What if the secret to lowering anxiety isn't finding "the" answer, but asking better questions? 🔍✨
🔗Read the full article here: behavioralscientist.org/in-uncertain...

#BehavioralScience #Curiosity #Mindfulness #MentalHealth #Growth

The Emotional Roots of Economic Paradigms, by Angus Armstrong Economic theories endure because they make the world feel coherent, even when inaccurate — understanding this explains why paradigm change is hard.

Why do economic theories feel more like belief systems than explanations of behavior? If economics isn’t just about numbers, what does that mean for how we understand society?

👉 www.prosocial.world/posts/emotio...

#economy #society #politics

Join our Masterclass — a 7-week interactive course exploring the Multilevel Economic Paradigm, bridging research, policy, business & civil society. 🌍

📆March 19th | Online | Free | Limited spaces

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#Economics #Prosocial #Policy #SystemsThinking #Learning

Why Does Diversity Matter in Science? Greater diversity and feminist critique has helped uncover overlooked biology and shift evolutionary theory in important ways.

For decades, biology treated males as the default — shaping what scientists studied and what they overlooked. Evolutionary biologist Malin Ah-King asks: if who does science affects what we see, what blind spots remain?

🔗www.prosocial.world/posts/why-does-diversity-matter-in-science