Robots learn to share: Why we go out of our way to help one another

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 18:30 in Biology & Nature

Using simple robots to simulate genetic evolution over hundreds of generations, Swiss scientists provide quantitative proof of kin selection and shed light on one of the most enduring puzzles in biology: Why do most social animals, including humans, go out of their way to help each other?

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