the evolution of cooperative behaviour
Tim Finin, 1:07pm 18 December 2004
Biologists at the University of Toronto have developed an interactive tutorial about the evolution of cooperative behaviour that is used in their Introduction to Biology class. They begin with the question
“Can cooperative behaviour emerge from groups of selfish individuals? Here you can use a popular puzzle called the Prisoner’s Dilemma Game to examine how cooperation might arise and evolve in animal groups. The results might surprise you!”
The tutorial uses interactive variations on the prisoner’s dilema to explain the concepts. The material is basic, but it is very well executed and motivates the concepts with examples from animal behaviour. We need more sites like this.
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