Cooperation

March 2025

• Mar 4, 2025CultureUnderstanding Collective Action: Ethics and EffectivenessWhat is the collective action problem? Explore the tragedy of the commons, Elinor Ostrom's Nobel-winning research, game theory, and why some groups...23 MIN3.5k

August 2024

• Aug 23, 2024ExplainersWhy Humans Cooperate: Evolutionary InsightsWhy do humans cooperate at unprecedented scales? The science of kin selection, reciprocal altruism, Axelrod's tournaments, altruistic punishment,...19 MIN4.8k

December 2023

• Dec 7, 2023ConceptsWhat Is Game Theory? Strategy, Equilibrium, and Why PeopleGame theory is the mathematical study of strategic interaction. From the Prisoner's Dilemma to nuclear deterrence, this explainer covers Nash equilibria, cooperation, auctions, signaling, and why the theory changed economics, biology, and political science.18 MIN7.6k