Understanding the social dynamics that cause cooperation to thrive, or fail
Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 18:20
in Psychology & Sociology
Biologists address the question of how an evolving social network influences the likelihood of cooperation in a theoretical social group. They find that, although networks where connected individuals are closely related are more likely to cooperate, such groups can trigger a feedback loop that alters the structure of the network and leads to cooperation's collapse.