Uploaded January 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

The recent American election suggests that altruism is dying away and selfishness is the rule of the day. Will altruism survive?

Darwin asks why do cottonwood leaves flap in the wind

Darwin and the Standing Dead Compartment

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The Future of Altruism

Name: Darwin and the Standing Dead Compartment @StanEvolve
Uploaded: 2023-10-21T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: Ecosystem science divides a forest into different compartments and measures the amount of matter in each, and the flow of matter from one compartment to another. This is an essential part of understanding a forest, but it can lead to some truly un-poetic concepts such as the standing dead compartment.