Do cheaters have an evolutionary advantage?
Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 18:30
in Psychology & Sociology
What is it with cheating? Cheaters seem to have an immediate advantage over cooperators, but do they have an evolutionary advantage? A new study suggests the benefits of cheating change with its prevalence,in a population. Cheaters may succeed, for example, only when they are rare, and fail when they become so numerous they push out cooperators.