Sarah Mathew is an assistant professor at the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at the University of Arizona at Tempe. She investigates why humans, unlike other animals, cooperate in groups comprising large numbers of genetically unrelated individuals, and how the evolution of this unique form of cooperation is tied to the origins of moral sentiments, cultural norms, and warfare. To address these issues, she combines formal modeling of the evolution of cooperation with fieldwork to test theories of how cooperation is sustained.
Publications:
Project Title: Is the cultural boundary also the moral boundary?
In the News:
- The Paradox of Human Warfare Explained (The Evolution Institute)
