Defining cooperation to start. Jerry Wilkinson begins the Lembersky conference at CHES_RU The Cooperation Science Network

Some examples of enforcement of cooperation from Arvid Ågren, highlighted by Jerry Wilkinson. CHES_RU The Cooperation Science Network

OG cooperation science from Jerry Wilkinson. Vampire bats share blood with hungry bats. Benefits to the recipient much larger than the costs to donor. CHES_RU The Cooperation Science Network

Athena Aktipis CHES_RU The Cooperation Science Network Nice! We found something similar, not specific to bats but a fundamental mathematical result. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

Love this. Evolutionary origins of food sharing coming from parental investment says Jerry Wilkinson. Lee Cronk and I have suggested similar things underlying the evolution need-based transfers CHES_RU The Cooperation Science Network

Vampire bats actually compete with each other to share with their hungry ‘friends.’ Jerry Wilkinson flipping the script on the standard cheating story. CHES_RU The Cooperation Science Network

Not ambitious or anything. Lee Cronk teeing up a Universal Theory of Cooperation at Lembersky conference. CHES_RU The Cooperation Science Network

If you’re trying to build a universal theory of cooperation: Start with agents that have goals says Lee Cronk CHES_RU The Cooperation Science Network

Next step in building a universal theory of cooperation: game theory! Lee Cronk CHES_RU The Cooperation Science Network

Last, add fitness interdependence in the mix. Lee Cronk builds a universal theory of cooperation CHES_RU The Cooperation Science Network

A bunch of things influence fitness interdependence (and therefore cooperation), like genetic relatedness, positive assortment, environmental uncertainty. Lee Cronk CHES_RU The Cooperation Science Network

You have to keep your friends at the right distance says Gloria Dominguez-Bello. Beneficial microbes are rarely within us. They live on our epithelial surfaces like our skin and our gut lining. CHES_RU The Cooperation Science Network

Athena Aktipis CHES_RU The Cooperation Science Network I almost forgot: Lorenzo Fant et al. recently extended this work with a stability analysis. arxiv.org/abs/2202.02787

Wow. C-sections and antibiotic exposure are associated with attention deficit and other learning disorders says Gloria Dominguez-Bello. Restoring cooperative microbes can help. CHES_RU The Cooperation Science Network

A microbiome vault to preserve microbiota diversity for the future. Gloria Dominguez-Bella is piloting now. CHES_RU The Cooperation Science Network

The History and Future of Cooperation Science with Gerald Wilkinson x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Are you an Arizona State University undergraduate student looking to get involved in research and learn about cooperation theory, various methods, and professional development? We are recruiting students for the Cooperation Scholars Program for Spring 2023! Apply by Nov 30! aktipislab.org/cooperation-sc…

How do organisms evolve to suppress cellular cheating and enforce multicellular cooperation? We'll be discussing Peto's Pardox and more with Alex Cagan, author of the Nature paper “Somatic mutation rates scale with lifespan across mammals” Oct 5 2:30pm MST! youtube.com/watch?v=uirdRc…

Getting ready to go live for a special The Cooperation Science Network livestream looking at the breakdown of cellular cooperation that can happen when cells mutate & implications are for cancer and aging Revisiting Peto’s Paradox: Q&A with Dr. Alex Cagan youtube.com/live/uirdRc0HY… via YouTube

Revisiting Peto’s Paradox: Do organisms that live longer get more cancer mutations? Q&A with Dr. Alex Cagan x.com/i/broadcasts/1…