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David Sloan Wilson

David S. Wilson is SUNY Distinguished Professor of Biology and Anthropology at Binghamton University and Arne Næss Chair in Global Justice and the Environment at the University of Oslo. His most recent book is Does Altruism Exist? Twitter: @David_S_Wilson

The Road to Ideology. How Friedrich Hayek Became a Monster

What does it take to kill a monster?

By David Sloan Wilson Any serious student of economics can’t help but notice that the academic and popular versions are as different from each other as Dr. Frankenstein and his monster. Take Friedrich Hayek, for example. […]

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The Science is Clear. The Economy Is an Organism

When we pretend homo economicus is real

By David Sloan Wilson Just as Ronald Reagan rode tall on his horse in one western movie after another before entering politics, a fictional character named Homo economicus has been riding the economic range for […]

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Why Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Failed Miserably at Applying Darwinian Competition to His Business

Contrary to Amazon endorsed practices, ruthless competition doesn’t create functional organizations

By David Sloan Wilson Last year, a New York Times article on Amazon.com’s business practices revealed an ugly sight: employees crying at their desks, high turnover where few last beyond a year, work hours that exceed […]

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An Advertiser and a Biologist Want to Sell You a New Economic Paradigm

Do you buy their ideas?

By David Sloan Wilson and Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland and I want to sell you something. Many things, actually. Fortunately, that’s Rory’s job as Vice Chairman of the legendary advertising firm Ogilvy & Mather. In […]

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Everything You Need to Know About Laissez-Faire Economics

The history of the “let it be” philosophy

By David Sloan Wilson and Alan Kirman I’ll bet money that Alan Kirman is the only economist with animated ants running around his email signature. Highly regarded by mainstream economists, he is also a critic […]

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