Classical economics argues that the economy is an equilibrium system\u2014that for every winner there must be a loser. In this episode, author and professor David Sloan Wilson joins Nick live on stage at Town Hall Seattle to argue that economies are actually evolutionary systems\u2014and once we shed the winner-take-all philosophy that has dominated Econ 101 classes for a century, we can change economic policy for the better.<\/p>
David Sloan Wilson is an American evolutionary biologist, a Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences and Anthropology at Binghamton University, and co-founder of the Evolution Institute. In addition to his latest book \u2018This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution\u2019, he has also written \u2018Darwin\u2019s Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society\u2019, and \u2018Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin\u2019s Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>
Twitter: @David_S_Wilson<\/p>
Further reading: https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/246844\/this-view-of-life-by-david-sloan-wilson\/9781101870204\/\u00a0<\/p>
http:\/\/evonomics.com\/the-new-invisible-hand-david-sloan-wilson\/<\/p>
http:\/\/evonomics.com\/complexity-economics-shows-us-that-laissez-faire-fail-nickhanauer\/<\/p>\n \n