pcm comments on Open Thread May 30 - June 5, 2016 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: pcm 30 May 2016 06:15:08PM -1 points [-]

I suggest reading Henrich's book The Secret of our Success. It describes a path to increased altruism that doesn't depend on any interesting mutation. It involves selection pressures acting on culture.