:Analogies for Sustainable Development/Social Genome

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If grasshoppers becoming locusts, sweet bees becoming killers, and genetic assimilation are to be believed it’s those conversations that define the organism and drive the evolution of new traits and species. It’s not a selfish gene or a solitary genome. It’s a social genome.

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— David Dobbs, The Selfish Gene is a Great Meme, Too Bad Its So Wrong^[1]

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Dobbs posted his original essay, the received numerous comments and critiques. He later revised the essay stating that Die Selfish Gene, Die has Evolved^[2]

AEON has convened Dobbs and others in an expert round table ^[3]

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References

↑ Dobbs, D. (2013). The Selfish Gene is a Great Meme, Too Bad Its So Wrong. AEON. https://aeon.co/essays/the-selfish-gene-is-a-great-meme-too-bad-it-s-so-wrong
↑ Dobbs, D. (2014) Die, Selfish Gene, Die Has Evolved. Neuron Culture. http://daviddobbs.net/smoothpebbles/die-selfish-gene-die-has-evolved/
↑ AEON (2014) Dead or Alive: Is it time to kill off the idea of the ‘Selfish Gene’?. https://aeon.co/essays/dead-or-alive-an-expert-roundtable-on-the-selfish-gene

Analogies for Sustainable Development

[Dobbs-1] Dobbs, D. (2013). The Selfish Gene is a Great Meme, Too Bad Its So Wrong. AEON. https://aeon.co/essays/the-selfish-gene-is-a-great-meme-too-bad-it-s-so-wrong

[2] Dobbs, D. (2014) Die, Selfish Gene, Die Has Evolved. Neuron Culture. http://daviddobbs.net/smoothpebbles/die-selfish-gene-die-has-evolved/

[3] AEON (2014) Dead or Alive: Is it time to kill off the idea of the ‘Selfish Gene’?. https://aeon.co/essays/dead-or-alive-an-expert-roundtable-on-the-selfish-gene

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