A genuinely new paradigm must pair evolution and complexity with purpose-driven, testable interventions that help societies 'evolve on purpose' toward explicit values.

The complexity–evolution paradigm explains systems well but needs a stronger ethical and institutional framework to guide effective action.

What if we stopped seeing females (of every species) as passive and instead welcomed the extraordinary diversity of sexuality? Through tales of same-sex bird couples, sexually transformative fish and unexpectedly promiscuous chimps, zoologist Lucy Cooke invites us to embrace the "genderless continuum" of females in nature, ditching archaic sexual stereotypes and offering a path to better understanding our natural world -- and each other. (This conversation, hosted by TED science curator David Biello, was part of an exclusive TED Membership event. Visit ted.com/membership to become a TED Member.)

This systematic review and meta-analysis investigates associations between prosocial interventions and health outcomes as well as barriers to and facilitators of such interventions.

Social science paradigms don’t just explain society — they shape it, acting as selection environments for institutions and behavior

Collaboration only works if people have the human skills to use them under pressure, writes Lisa Sims.

Evolutionary biologist, Dr. David Sloan Wilson, has assembled a team of researchers focused on understanding the social contexts in which cooperative behaviors are reinforced more than selfish behaviors. Introduction to ProSocial Spirituality, featuring ProSocial World team members: David Sloan Wilson, President Kate Sheehan-Roach, Director of ProSocial Spirituality Susan Soleil, Partnership Coordinator Jeff Genung, Managing Director In addition to ProSocial Spirituality collaborators: Will Rucker Gard Jameson Made possible by the support of the Templeton Religion Trust #spirituality #spiritualawakening #spiritualgrowth #spiritual #spiritualjourney #journey #coaching #mindfulness #meditation #prosocial

This guided learning journey will introduce the basics of the ProSocial method as an applied change process and welcome participants into our growing global ProSocial Commons community. This course provides weekly peer-group meetings to discuss, explore and deepen the work. Participants will be supported in identifying and working on their particular collaborative needs and goals.

Fairness matters ... to both people and primates. Sharing priceless footage of capuchin monkeys responding to perceived injustice, primatologist Sarah Brosnan explores why humans and monkeys evolved to care about equality -- and emphasizes the connection between a healthy, cooperative society and everyone getting their fair share.

Sarah Blaffer Hrdy reflects on a career that exposed how gendered assumptions distorted evolutionary science and shows how taking mothers, infants, and female strategies seriously reshapes our understanding of human nature.