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Title Supercooperators : altruism, evolution, and why we need each other to succeed / Martin A. Nowak with Roger Highfield.
Author Nowak, M. A. (Martin A.)
Publication Info. New York : Free Press, 2011.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  519.3 NOW    Check Shelves
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Edition 1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Description xix, 330 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-308) and index.
Contents The struggle -- The prisoner's dilemma -- Five ways to solve the dilemma. Direct reciprocity : tit for tat ; Indirect reciprocity : power of reputation ; Spatial games : chessboard of life ; Group selection : tribal wars ; Kin selection : nepotism -- Feats of cooperation. Prelife ; Society of cells ; The lord of the ants -- From cooperators to supercooperators. Gift of the gab ; Public goods ; Punish and perish ; How many friends are too many? ; Game, set, and match ; Crescendo of cooperation.
Subject Game theory.
Evolution (Biology) -- Mathematical models.
Cooperative societies.
Added Author Highfield, Roger.
ISBN 9781439100189 (hbk.) : $27.00
1439100187 (hbk.)
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